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BOOKS lately publifhcd and fold by 
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 R. Gavin $ Mafter-Key to Popery, in 2 vol. Vol. I. 
 
 Containing in five Parts, i„ A Difcovery of the moft 
 fecret Pra&ices of the fecular and regular Romift Priefts 
 in their Auricular Confeffions. 2. A true C ,py of the 
 Pope's yearly Bull of Indulgences, and Pardon of Sins to 
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 Romifi Religion, the Explanation of the Bull, with Re- 
 marks upon it. 3. An Account of their MafTes, privi- 
 leged Altars, Tranfubftantiation and Purgatory, and of 
 the Means the Priefts make ufe of, to delude the People. 
 4. Of the Inquifirors and their Practices in feveral In- 
 ftances. 5. Of their Prayers, Adoration of Images, and 
 Relicks,&c. Vol.11. Containing, in two Parts, 1. The Lives 
 and Tranfaclions of the Popes or Bifhops of Rome, their 
 Doctrine and Authority, £f?c. 2. The Lives and abomi- 
 nable Intrigues of feveral Priefts and Fryers of the Church 
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 III. The Art of abbreviating Long-hand Writing, &c. 
 by a Perfon of Quality, for the ufe of his Country, and the 
 publick Good. Price 3 d. 
 
 IV. Joannes Jortinij Lufus 'Poetici, a Collection of Ce- 
 lebrated Poems in Latin. Price 6 d. 
 
 V. TheFemch and Proteftant Companion, or a Journey 
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 both Spiritual and Temporal, £Sfc. for the ufe of the young 
 Princefles. Price 2 Shillings and 6 Pence. 
 
 Jsf. S. Speedily will be publifhed Dr. Gavin's third 
 Volume of his Mafter-Key, &c. 
 
MEMOIRS 
 
 l\ 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Wars of the Cevennes, 
 
 UNDER 
 
 ColCAVALLIER, 
 
 In Defence of the 
 
 Troteftants Perfecuted in that Country. 
 
 AND 
 
 Of the PEACE concluded between him 
 
 and the Marefchal D. of V1L LARS. 
 
 Of his Conference with the 
 
 King of FRANCE, after the 
 Conclufion of the P E A C E. 
 
 WITH 
 
 LETTERS relating thereto, from Ma- 
 refchal VillarSy and Chamillard Secretary of 
 State : As alfo, A M A P defcribing the 
 Places mentioned in the B O O K. 
 
 Written by Colonel Cavallier, 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 Printed for J. Stephens, at the Bible in Butcher-Row, 
 over-againft the Bear and Harrow-Tavern, without 
 Temple-Bar. 1726". Price 5 s. 
 
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 To his EXCELLENCY 
 
 JOHN, 
 
 Lord CARTERET, 
 
 Lord Lieutenant General, and General 
 Governor oil RE LA ND, Sec. 
 
 My Lord, 
 
 H S it is the unqueftion- 
 able Privilege of the 
 Opprefs'd and the Mi- 
 ferable, to fly to the 
 Generous Affertors of 
 Liberty, and the Guar- 
 dians of Right and Juftice, the Hiftory 
 of a poor afflicted and perfecuted Peo- 
 a 2. pie 
 
vi The Dedication. 
 
 pic feems no where to be more intitu- 
 led to Prote&ion than with your Ex- 
 cellency; 
 
 THE Book I do my felf the Ho- 
 nour to place your Excellency's Name 
 before, defcribes the laft dying Efforts 
 of a once brave and free Nation for 
 their Civil and Religious Liberties, 
 which after having been artfully un- 
 derminded by feveral preceding Prin- 
 ces, were at laft totally (ubverted by the 
 powerful Hand of the greateft Oppref- 
 for thefe latter Ages have beheld. A 
 Subject by no Means unworthy your 
 Excellency's Regard ; fince the Strug- 
 ales of brave and Virtuous Men with 
 Misfortunes and Calamities have been 
 reprefented as a Sight the Gods look 
 down upon with Pleafure. 
 
 I T 
 
The Dedication, v 
 
 I T is the peculiar Happinefs, My 
 Lord, of thefe Nations to have prefer- 
 ved their Liberty, notwithftanding the 
 many Attacks that have been made up- 
 on it, while moft of their Neighbours 
 are groaning under a vile and burthen- 
 fome Slavery, that hardly allows them 
 Leiiure enough to indulge the barren 
 Satisfaction of looking up to that 
 Height from whence they have fallen. 
 This Happinefs under God, is in a great 
 Meailire owing to the Generofity and 
 publick Spirit of fuch great and good 
 Patriots as your Excellency, who to the 
 Advantage of a Noble and benevolent 
 Difpoiition, have added a due Appli- 
 cation to thole "ufeful and honefl Arts, 
 that teach Men the Meafures of Ri^ht 
 and Wrong, imprefs them with a Scnlc 
 of their Duty to Mankind, and infpire 
 them with an Ardent Zeal for the late- 
 ly 
 
vi The Dedication. 
 
 tyand Profpciity of their Country. 
 The moft rational and effectual Me- 
 thod of avoiding the Principles of 
 Tyranny and Bigotry, from which 
 Source moft of the Disorders and Con- 
 fufions in the World have hitherto 
 proceeded. 
 
 PARDON, My Lord, the Warmth 
 with which I exprefs my felf on this 
 Occafion. It is at leaft excufable in 
 the front of a Treatifc that contains a 
 melancholly and doleful Relation of 
 the fad Effects arifing from the Ambi- 
 tion of Tyrants, and the Cruelty of 
 
 Bigots. 
 
 Quaque ipfe Miferrima njidi, 
 
 Et quorum 
 
 G O D be thanked, I am now in 
 a Land that affords a fairer and happi- 
 er 
 
The Dedication, vii 
 
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 er Profpedt, efpecially fincc it came un- 
 der your Excellency's Care. If it be, 
 as is generally reckon'd, the mod cer- 
 tain Sign of a wicked or weak Go- 
 vernment, that the People arc gene- 
 rally difcontcnted, or broken into Fac- 
 tions and Parties, and ripe for fome 
 fudden Combuftion, the trueft and 
 Nobleft Panegyrick that could be 
 made on your Excellency's Admini- 
 ftration, would be to defcribe the Tem- 
 per and Difpofition of the People of 
 IRELAND fince your coming 
 amongft them. 
 
 THESE Thoughts arc too pleat 
 ing, for me not to be fond of enlarg- 
 ing upon them, did I not reflect that 
 by doing fo I fhould for fo long fu£ 
 pend the Encrcafe of that Happinefi 
 the Nation enjoys by your uninterup- 
 
 ted 
 
viii The Dedication. 
 
 ted Care and Vigilance about all the 
 Concerns of the Publick, who would 
 have juft Caufe to take it ill of me, if 
 Idelay'dany longer to Subfcribemy 
 felf, as I do with the mofl: profound 
 Refpeft, 
 
 . My Lord, 
 
 Tour Excellency's 
 
 Mofl devoted, and 
 
 Moji faithful 
 
 Humble Servant, 
 
 Ja. Cavallier. 
 
 THE 
 
IX 
 
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 THE 
 
 P REE ACE 
 
 TH U G H at fir ft Sight the enfiuing 
 Memoirs may fie em ofi too little Confe- 
 rence to trouble the World with \ yet 
 I perfirvade my felf that whoever remem- 
 bers the Noifie thefie Tranfiattions once made in the 
 World, and the great Expectations they raified in it, 
 willnot think it unworthy his Pains to perufie a fiull 
 and true Account ofi them. It was not my Ambition 
 to become an Author influenced me in this Publica- 
 tion, but only to free my fielf from the Fatigue of 
 anfivering a multitude of Queflions occafiotfd by thofie 
 Accounts that have been publiftjed in France *nd 
 
 elfezvhs^e 
 
x P REF ACE. 
 
 elfewhere concerning our Affairs in the Ce vermes \ 
 many of which were wrote not only with perfonal Pre- 
 judice again ft my felj , but with great Enmity to the 
 poor unhappy People who did me the Honour of 
 putting themfelves under my Conduct to defend 
 themfelves from their cruel and barbarous Perfe- 
 cutors. Not content with laying us under the grea* 
 teft Severities meerly for following the Dictates of 
 our Conjciencesy their Malice has pro/ecu ted us fine e 
 with the m-jfi unjuft Mifreprefentations of our Con* 
 duct, and invented the vilefi Faljhoods, to blacken 
 11 s in the Eyes of the World, So that both in re- 
 gard to my own Character, and to do Juftice to my 
 Fellow -fufferers, I have been obliged to draw up this 
 jhort Account of our common Adventures and Mif 
 fortunes. 
 
 J fh&U not take particular Notice of all the Ca- 
 lumnies thrown upon us by our Adverfaries, but 
 let the naked Account I have given of our Proceed- 
 ings ft and for an Anfwer to them y fmce it would be 
 endl-fs to revive all the little Stories that were in- 
 duftrioufly propagated concerning us. I am only fur- 
 prized, th.it in the cekhaud Hiftorj of France 
 
T RE FACE. xi 
 
 by Pere Daniel, lately publifhed, what concerns us 
 fhould be related fo imperfectly , and with fo little 
 Exact nefs. I do not reproach him as to what re- 
 lates to my felf. In that he doubt lefs went accord- 
 ing to the Informations he had, however mifiaken 
 and defective. Butfurely his Accounts of that or 
 any thing el fe of our Affairs cannot be looked upon as 
 authentick, after his telling the World, that the 
 Marefchal de Villars W an Enterview with Ro- 
 land, for which there never was any Manner of 
 Foundation. An Error offuch a Nature mufi ren- 
 der his whole Relation of thofe Matters veryjuflty 
 liable to Sufpicion. 
 
 I T may not perhaps be unneceffary in this Place 
 to obferve, that the Story of the following Book is 
 not the only Melancholy one of a great many, where, 
 in the People of the CEVENNES have been 
 found ftrugling with Bigotry, Superfiition, aud Per- 
 fecution. They are Part of the Defcendants of the 
 Albigenfcs and Waldenfes,/«) famous for their Op- 
 pofition to the Errors and Corruptions of Popery, long 
 before the Reformation <?/Luther or Calvin. They 
 boa(t to have been never reformed, but to have 
 
 had 
 
xii P REF ACE. 
 
 had the fame DoBrine and, Worfhip fwce the Time 
 of the Apostles, And indeed there are a great many 
 CircumBances that render this exceeding probable. 
 They can be traced back to the very darkejl- Ages 
 Of Popery , and were grown fo formidable about the 
 Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, as to bring upon 
 themfelves a Crufado, as a Set of dangerous and 
 incorrigible Hereticks, that threatned DeflruBion 
 to the Great Diana of the Ephefians, and unUfs 
 timely juppre (fed, would put an End to the gainful 
 Trade of her Silver-fmiths. Pope Innocents III. 
 was the Author of this Pious Expedition, and Simon 
 de Montfort his General, who out of his great Z^eal 
 for the Propogation of the Faith, is faid to have 
 maff acred no lefs than two Hundred Troufandof 
 fhsfe unhappy People-, making the Glory of the Cre- 
 ator a Pretence for the Ex irpation of the Crea- 
 tures, and dejlroying the Living Images of God, to 
 jet up the Idolatrous Shrines of his pretended Saints. 
 
 W E, who have fuffered in the fame honourable 
 
 Caufe, who have lofl our Eftates, and been fore 'd to 
 
 fly the hand of our Nativity on the fame Account, 
 
 hav?. this Comfort beyond them of enjoying a Retreat 
 
 amon^ 
 
T RE FACE. xiii 
 
 among thofe of the fame Faith with our felves, who 
 have jhaken off their Obedience to the Church of 
 }kom.Q,and have afferted the true and genuine Prin- 
 ciples of Chriftian Liberty. God be praifed y we are 
 now in no Danger of Dungeons or Gallies for 
 Searching the Scriptures, and making them the 
 Rule of our Faith to the befi of our Under ft anding. 
 The Remembrance of the Cruelties of Popery, Jhou Id 
 teach us, and all Prot eft ants to continue true to our 
 Principles, and to fpeak and aCi conftflently with 
 them. Since we pretend not to Infallibi (ity , let us not. 
 dogmatically act ermine that all but our felves are 
 in the Wrong. Since we make the Scriptures our 
 only Rule of Faith, let us not fet up other Rules in 
 Competition with it. While we boaft Charity the 
 great Characterifiick of our Religion, let us not 
 make any Difference from us the Fffefl only of Ob-' 
 Jlinacy and Prrjudice. Let us not condemn Perfec- 
 tion, and plead for Penal Laws with the fame Breath. 
 Let us not fhut our Fellow -Protectants out of the 
 Church, and rail on the Pope for fending them to 
 Hell. In a Word, let us learn to Speak the fame 
 Language at all times, and not talk like Prot eft ants 
 only when we are arguing with Papijls, and take up 
 
 their 
 
XIV 
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 their Dialect and Arguments affoon as we come to 
 talk wi.hjuch Protectants as differ from us* 
 
 THESE are Reflections that naturally offer 
 on this Occafion ; fince Nothing can give fo great 
 Encouragement to Popery^ orinfpire its Notaries with 
 fuch Hop?* of its returning among us, as to obferve y 
 that which is indeed the worjl Part of Popery , a Spi- 
 rit of Impofition and Perfecution any where remain- 
 ing among Protectants. But leafl Ifbould he, thought 
 to invade a Province that does not belong to me, 
 Ifiallhere break off, and leave the Reader to the 
 pcrufal of my Book. 
 
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 NAMES 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
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 Honourable Robert 
 Allen Efq: 
 Hon. Col. John Archer. 
 Rev. Alex. Alcock Dean 
 
 of Lifmore. 
 Thomas Adon Efq; 
 Capr. John Aldtcron. 
 George Aimes, Efq; 
 Mr. James Arbuckle A.M. 
 Mr. William Aigh. 
 
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 Right «Revd. Father m 
 God, Dccftor Will. 
 Bourfcough Eifhop of 
 Limerick 
 Coll. John Bland, 2 Books 
 Hon. Coll. Butler 
 Hon. Coll. Blakney. 
 Hon. Coll. Bull 
 Mr John Dunbar Bale 
 
 William 
 
xviii The N A M E S of the 
 
 William Barry, Efq; 
 Charles Barry Efq; 
 J-.mes Barry, Efq; 
 Rich. Betcefworth, Efq; 
 John Bofwell, E(q; 
 Anthony Branton Efq; 
 Thomas Brifcot Efq; 
 Councellor Bruno Brown 
 Major George Bennec, 
 Cape, jtmes Barry 
 Cape Balfour. 
 Capt. Beard, 8 Books 
 Cape. Humphrey Brown 
 Rev. Mr. John Blachford 
 Mr. William Balfeur 
 Mr. John Birch 
 Mr. Anthony Blunt 
 Mr. Edward Bofeley 
 Mr. James Bour/iquot 
 Enfign William Bruce 
 Mr. Michael B rang liter 
 Mr. David Byrne 
 Alderman Will. Barker 
 
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 Ight Honourable the 
 Earl ofCavan. 
 Rt. "Hon. Ld . Chailemont 
 Right Honour. Thomas 
 Clutrfrbuck,Efq; 
 
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 Hon. Col. Dudley Cosby 
 2 Books. 
 
 Hon. Thomas Code Efq; 
 
 Thomas Carter, Efq; 
 
 Rev. Mr. Cotterell Dean 
 of Ralphoe. 
 
 Jofeph Chamney Efq; 
 
 Knightly Chetwood Efq; 
 
 David Chaigneau Efq; 
 
 Thomas demerit Efq; 
 
 M*J>r John Cormichael. 
 
 Capr. Career, 
 
 Capt. McCartney 2Books 
 
 Capt.Clapham. 
 
 Capt. Loftus Cosbey. 
 Capt. William Cobb 
 Capt. Robert Cufack 
 Cornet William Clenagh- 
 
 an 
 Mr. William Cunnigham 
 Mr. Thomas Cant well 
 Mr. Thomas Cooke 
 Mr. Auguftus Carr 
 Mr. Thomas Cole 
 Mr. Dudley Coll es 
 Mr. John Cooke 
 Mr. Thomas Corker 
 Mr. Crips of Waterford 
 Mr. James Cufre 
 Mr. Arthur Champagne 
 Revd.Dr. Calliar 
 Lieut. Daniel Caillaid. 
 
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SUBSCRIBERS 
 
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 D. 
 
 . Lieutenant Richard Ellis 
 Mr. Jofeph Evans 
 - Mr. PererEnglifh Vintner 
 
 I ther in GoJRaph 
 
 LimbertBifhopofDro- 
 
 more. 6 Books 
 Hon. Coll.Dubourguet 
 EphraimDawfonE'q; 6 
 
 Books 
 David Dtiglas Efq; 
 Revd. Mr. Ducafle Dean 
 
 of Femes. 
 Revd. Patrick Delany, D. 
 
 D. Sen.Feilowor 1 rin. 
 
 College Dublin 
 Major Degene 
 Major Samuel Daniel 
 Captain Desbrifay Jun. 
 Doctor Charles Dugan 
 Doctor Nicholas Debut 
 Doctor James Diggeril 
 Lieutenant Darabin • 
 Lieut. Martin Ducloufy 
 Lieut. Solomon Debrifa) 
 Mr. Richard Dickifon 
 Mr. Hueh Delacy 
 Mr Jofeph Deane 
 Mr Jeoffry Davys 
 
 F. 
 
 RT. Hon. the Ld. Fane 
 Hon. Coll. Sam. Free- 
 man 
 
 Hon. Coll. John Fitrgerald 
 
 Major Francis 
 
 Major Fox 
 
 Capr. Francis Francque- 
 fort. 
 
 Lieut. Henry Franquefort 
 
 James Forth Efq; 
 
 Thomas France Efq; 
 
 Revd. Richard Foxcraft. 
 
 Enfign William Forfter 
 
 Mr. Timothy Forbes 
 
 Mr. Thomas Favierre 
 
 ' Dward Evans Efq; 
 Captain Hugh Edge 
 
 LUKE Gardiner Efq; 
 Geo.St. Ge rge Eiq; 
 Richard Guering b.fq; 
 Revd. Claudius Gilbert 
 D.D. Vice Pro volt and 
 Senior 
 
xx The N A M E S of the 
 
 Senior Fellow of Trin- 
 ity College Dublin. 
 John Graham Efq; Gent. 
 Uflier to his Excellency 
 the Lord Carteret 
 Cap. Will. Gee 
 Capt. Grubierre. 6 Books 
 Opt. John Savile Goode- 
 
 rick 
 Revd. Dr. Anth. Gavin 
 Revd. Mr. John Mc Gee 
 Lieut. William Garnet 
 Enfign William Garret 
 Mr. Richar JGoodenough 
 Mr. Gilbert Gunning 
 Revd. Dr. Gerves. 
 
 William Hoey Efq; 
 
 Capt. John Hinde 
 Capt. Harrifon 
 Lieut.. Henry Harrifon 
 Mr. Francis Hartftrong 
 Mr. Francis Huband 
 Enfign Will. Hendrick 
 
 H. 
 
 RT. Hon. Lieut. Gen. 
 FredeiickHamiho. 
 Hon. Coll, Husk 
 Hon. Coll. Jofias Haydock 
 Hugh Henry Efq; 
 George Haly Efq; 
 James Haly Efq; 
 John Hayes Efq; 
 Robert Hammerton Efq; 
 Francis Harrifon Efq; 
 William Harrifon Efq; 
 Chriftopher Hewetfon 
 Jun. Efq; 
 
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 HOnble. Coll. Alex. 
 Irwin of the Royal 
 Regiment of Foot 
 Counfellor Will. Jackfon 
 
 6 Books 
 Mr. Paul de St. Julien 
 
 T. Revd. Father m 
 God Timothy Good- 
 win Bifliop ofKilmore 
 and Ardagh 3 
 Hon. Coll. Kennedy 
 Coll. Vincent Kidder 
 John Keating Efq; 
 Capt. David Kennedy 
 Mr. Thomas Kukpa trick 
 
 L. 
 
SUBSCRI BERS xxi 
 
 L. 
 
 RT. Revd. Father in 
 God Julian Horc 
 u .ih »p oi Leighlinand 
 Femes 3 
 Hon. Cell. Ligonierre 2 
 Cape. Anthony Ladeveze 
 Capt. John Lagier 
 Cornet Montague Lamb- 
 ert 
 Nicholas Loftus Efq; 
 Lieutenant U Amecour 
 Lieutenant Lafauiilie 
 Mr. David Latouche/*«/or 
 Mr. David Lttouche junior 
 
 M. 
 
 Right Hon. the Lord 
 Mount joy 
 Right. Hon. Allan Lord 
 
 V if count Middleton 
 Hon. M/jor Gen. Moncall 
 Hon. Coll. Montague 
 Hon. Coll. Montgomery 
 Thomas Moor Efq^ 
 Lewis Meares Efq, 
 Capt. Nathaniel Mitcbel 
 Capt. Henry de la Millere 
 Lieutenant Marcier 
 
 Mr. Meredith 
 
 Mr. Meade 
 
 Revd. Dr. Moreton 
 
 Daniel Moiyneux F. C. 
 
 T. C. D. 
 Mr. Sanborn Monfell 
 Mr. John Murphey 
 Mr. Maud 
 Mr.Brocas la Mote 
 
 .N. 
 
 HON. Coll. Newton 
 Francis North Efq; 
 Mr. Levilleus Nafh 
 Captain Nejack 
 Mr. Johnathan Naylor 
 Mr. Alexander Nesbett 
 
 rH E moft Revd, 
 Father in God-Bis 
 Grace Hugh Bolter Ld. 
 Primate and Metropo- 
 litan of aH Ireland, 6 
 Rt. Hon. Major General 
 
 Pearce 
 Hon. Coll. Parker Quarter- 
 mafter Gen. of Ireland 
 Hon. 
 
xxii The NAMES of the 
 
 Hon. Brigadier Knapper 
 Hon. Coll. Rich. Pi^got 
 Rt. Hon. Ben. Parry Efq; 
 Hon. Coll. Paul 
 Major George Purdon 
 Revd.Dr.St.Poul 
 Robert Peppard Efq; 
 Chnlt. Pocklington Efq; 
 Thomas Proby Efq; 
 Alex. Herbert Phane Efq 
 
 6 Books 
 Capt. Pope 
 
 Alderman John Porter 
 Rcvd. William Percival 
 
 D. D. Dean of Emlyn 
 Lieut. Richard Prefcot 
 Mr. Richard Price 
 Mr. Charles Phipps 
 Mr. Thomas Prior. 
 Mr. Mund 
 
 HO N. John Rogerfon 
 Efq; his Majefty's 
 AttotGen. and Record, 
 of the City of Dublin 
 Richard Read Efq; 
 Major Renok fenivr 
 M.ajor Renoir junior 
 Capr. Ramfay in the Roy- 
 al Scotch 
 Captain Andrew Richer 
 
 Capt Chriftopher RiuTell 
 Doctor Brion Robinfon 
 Lieut. Fran. Roufilliere 
 Mr. David Renaurd 
 Mr. Robert Robnett 
 Mr. William Robnett 
 Mr. Edmond Ryan 
 
 s. 
 
 Right Hon. the Lord 
 Southwell. 6Books 
 Rt. Hon. the Lord Santry 
 Hon. Coll. Silver 
 Hon. Brigad.'er Srnrn. 2 
 Major Sandrord 
 Lancellot Sanders Efq; 
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 Piggot Sandes Efq; 
 Edward Sale Efq; 6 Books 
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 John Sroyte Efq; 
 Henry Soak Efq; 
 John Stratford Efq; 
 Capt. Rowland Savage 
 Capt. Philip Savage 
 Revd. Doctor Skirretr 
 Revd. George Strode Pre- 
 bend of Glanworth 
 Lieut. Richard Sandes 
 
 Lieut. 
 
SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
 xxia 
 
 Lieut. Spall 
 Mr. James Sterenfon 
 Mr. James Sumerville 
 Mr. Simon Sandys 
 
 T. • 
 
 RT. Hon. theLord Ty- 
 rawley 
 Re. Hon. Richard Tighe 
 
 Efq; 
 Hon. Thomas Tickell Efq 
 Robert Tench Efq; 
 William Tighe Efq; 
 Draycot Talbot Efq; 
 Richard Tennifon Efq; 
 William Tennilon Efq; 
 Thomas Theaker Efq; 
 William Todd Efq; 
 Major Toll yard 
 Capt. Terror 
 Lieut. Thomas Tennifon 
 Lieut. Durand Theron 
 Mr. Samuel Taylor 
 Mr. Terran 
 
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 William Vefey Efq; 
 
 Anthpny Uffleman Efq; 
 Mr. John Vareilles 
 
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 Right Honbie. Richard 
 Weft Efq; Lord High 
 
 Chancellor of Ireland. 
 
 Rt- Hon. Will. Whitfhed, 
 
 Lord Chief Juftice of his 
 
 Majeftys Court of Kings 
 Bench ° 
 
 Major General Wynne 
 Ralph Wallis, Efq; n . 
 
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 Counfellor Warburton, 6 
 
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 Capt. Whiterong 
 Cornet Williamfon 
 Capt. John Warburton 
 Revd. Mr. James Ward 
 Revd. Mr. Charles Ward 
 Mr. Simon Weldon 
 Mr. Hugh White 
 
 Mr, 
 
xxiv The NAMES of the &c. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Whittiler 
 Lieut. Thomas Williams 
 
 Revd. Mr. John Wyenne 
 Mr. Henry Whitehead 
 
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 Wars of the Cevennes 
 
 ORE able Pens than 
 mine have been im- 
 ployed in relating the 
 Tragical Hiftory or? 
 the general Subverfi- 
 on of the Reformed 
 Religion in France , 
 and the cruel Perfec- 
 tion which happnedin the Year, 1685. which 
 is the fifth, the Proteftant Churches in Franca 
 have endured, under different Kings. There 
 is indeed fcarce any thing to be met with in 
 the French Hiftories, but Accounts of perpe- 
 A tual 
 
z MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 tual Oppreflions of the Proteftants from the 
 Time of the Reformation, 'till their utter 
 Subverfion under Lewis the XIV. 
 
 Bigotry MANY Things befide the Bigotry and 
 Fa Pitts. Barbarity of our Enemies contributed at 
 this Time to our Ruin, viz,. The Luke- 
 warmnefs and Hypocrifie, the Avarice and 
 Ambition of fome of the Great Men, who 
 made Profeffion of the reformed Religion; 
 as we read in the Hiftory of the Duke of 
 Rohan and Duph ffis, and of others I could 
 mention ; even fome of the Deputies of our 
 Church, who, for Honours and Penfions, 
 gave up their Religion. 'Tis true, they 
 were not of us, as St. John fays, or they 
 wou'd not have gone out from us; many 
 of thefe Apoftates turn'd even Perfecutors of 
 their Brethren. Such was the Duke De la 
 Force, who made it his Bufinefs to go with 
 his Dragoons from Province to Province, and 
 forced the Proteftants to change their Reli- 
 gion. Such was St. Cor me, who had been 
 a Deputy of the Church of Languedoc, who 
 at the Heading of the Militia of the Coun- 
 try, perfidioufly fell upon thofe whom he 
 had fjrlaken, while they were at Prayers. 
 Another took a Bribe from his King, to a- 
 muie the Proteftants, by making them be- 
 lieve 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 2 
 
 lieve that the King had no evil Intentions 
 againft them,* and he afterwards appear'd in 
 the Character of Ambaflador from the King 
 to a foreign Court. 
 
 THIS PerfidioufneCs gave Opportunity 
 to the Jefuites, and to the King, who wa's 
 of their Society, to execute their Defigns, 
 fo that when the Peace was concluded with 
 Spain, a Multitude of Troops enter'd the Pro- 
 vince wich Sword in Hand, Blafphemy in 
 their Mouths, and Fury in their Hearts ; fal- 
 ling upon ana oppreffing the King's faithful 
 Subjects, as if they had been Turks and Bar- 
 barians that had invaded their Country. 
 Thefe by the Prince's Order, and by the 
 Inftigation of an unmerciful Clergy, ran from 
 City to City, and from Houfe to Houfe, ex- 
 ercifing all Kinds of Cruelty and Violence, 
 efpecially when they found any Perfon of 
 Refolution, who couragioufly refufed to go 
 to Mafs, and to abjure his Religion. Thefe 
 unmerciful Converters began with ravaging 
 and defhoying all that the Proteitants had in 
 their Houfes ; they deftroyed, confifcated their 
 Eftates, and fent them, fome to Convents, 
 fome to Goals, and others to the Gallies : 
 And made ufe of the mofl Inhuman Tor- 
 
 ments 
 
4 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 ments which the Devil could invent, in order 
 to oblidge them to change their Religion. 
 To fome, they fent Drummers, who beat 
 Night and Day to hinder them from Reft, 
 'till they were almoft dead j others, even Per-' 
 fons of Quality, they caus'd to turn a Spit, 
 'till they were almoft broiVd, continuing them 
 in fuch like cruel Tortures, 'till they promis'd 
 to go to Mafs. Sometimes they heated Bars 
 of Iron 'till they were red hot, and com- 
 pel'd them to take off their Shoes, and put 
 their Feet thereon until they promifed to go 
 to Mafs : While they thruft others into deep 
 Pits or Wells, and left them there 'till their 
 Blood was chiU'd ; in fhort, they made ufe 
 of many other Tortures, which it would be 
 too tedious to relate in this Place. 
 
 THESE Things were done openly ; 
 great Numbers they fecretly put to Death, 
 beiides thofe who rotted and perifh'd in in- 
 fected Dungeons; fome they tranfported into 
 Canada, as they faid, but they really drowned 
 moil of them, when they were fome Leagnes 
 at Sea j if fome did go as far as Canada, they 
 there perifh'd in Dungeons. In a word fuch 
 
 variety 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 
 
 variety of other Torments were at this Time 
 inflicted on the Proteftants of that Nation, 
 that God and themfelves only know them all; 
 and he will reveal them at the laft Day, when 
 in the Sight of Angels and Men he fhall crown 
 thefe Martyrs, and take Vengeance on their 
 Murderers. 
 
 B E S I D E S the great Numbers of thofe 
 who fuffer'd in the feveral Ways juft now re- 
 lated, 'cis well known, that above three Hun- 
 dred Thoufand of them made their Efcape, 
 and abandon'd with Joy their Eftates, Houfcs 
 and native Country, to retire amongft other 
 Nations, which God by his infinite Bounty 
 has refcued from the Yoke of Popery; where 
 they were receiv'd with all that Charity, 
 which is common to true Chriftians. But 
 what was ftill the worft Effect of this Perfe- 
 ction, was j that it defiroy'd even the Souls 
 of many, who againft the Light of their own 
 Confciences fubmitted, and went to Mafs 
 that they might avoid Death. 
 
 THIS is a fhort Abridgment of the De- 
 flations which Antkbrifl hath caused to the 
 Churches of France ; this is the Manner after 
 
 which 
 
MEMOIRS of the 
 
 which the Church of R»me pretends to make 
 Converts to it's own Religion ,• a Religion 
 intirely oppofite to that ofje/us Chnfi, which 
 is all Peace and Love, Charity and Mercy : 
 Inftead of which, this infpires nothing but 
 Blood, Slaughter and Deftru&ion. Thefe 
 are the Doctors, whome St. Paul writing to 
 Timothy, defcribes to us, faying, That in the 
 latter Times Jome JhaO depart /rum the Faith, 
 g^ing Heed to /educing Spirits, and Dotlrines of 
 Devils, /peaking Lies in H\pocri/ie. But after 
 all, when thefe Perfecucors began to look for 
 the the Fruits of their Perfecution, they foon 
 difcovcred that the Succefs did not anfwer 
 their Expectation : They thought, that in 
 thirty Years the Name ofProteflant would 
 be intirely abolifh'd and forgotten in France j 
 but Time has fhewn they were much Mif- 
 taken, and far from their Hope. They have 
 indeed by their Cruelties made a great Num- 
 ber of Hypocrites and wicked Men, who 
 bave no Religion at all ; but I dare fay that 
 they never made any true Roman Catholick 
 by them : And if the King fhould make a 
 Tryal by reftoring our Edi&s, he would fee 
 that the Number of Proteftants would be 
 gteater than it ever was, and that our Church- 
 es 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 7 
 
 cs would flaurifh more than ever they did. 
 For the Conftancy of thofe that fuffer'd, not 
 only confirm'd their Brethren, but open'd 
 the Eyes of many Papifls. Thus it was as 
 impoffible to deftroy the Proteftant Religion 
 in France, as the holy Scriptures ; Perfecutors 
 can eafily demolifh the Churches, difperfe the 
 Affemblies, and torment the Bodies; but.they 
 cannot make themfelves Mailers of Hearts 
 and Confciences, this only belongs to God, 
 who will not permit thofe who hope in him 
 to be intirely confounded. 
 
 EXPERIENCE hath fliewn in 
 our miferable Kingdom, what it is for a 
 Prince to fet himfelf againft the Church o£ 
 God ; from this fatal Period every thing went 
 to Wreck. The Glory of the Great Lewis 
 began to be eclips'd, and his Lawrels to 
 wither, as foon as he began to be a Perfe- 
 cutor; he faw all the fcourges of God upon 
 his Kingdom ; War, Plague and Famine; 
 his ftrong Places taken, his Armies deftroy 'd 
 in Battle : The Papifls themfelves have been 
 fore'd to confefs, that fince the Perfection, 
 nothing has profper'd in France. But alas! 
 or ever alas I happy if that King and his 
 
 Council 
 
8 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Councii would open their Eyes, and fee the 
 Rod which ftrikes them, by humbling them- 
 felves, as David did, when he faw the An- 
 gel deftroying the Inhabitants of Jerufalem ; 
 unlefs God raifed him up as he did Pharoab, 
 to fhew in him his Power and Vengeance oft 
 impenitent Sinners. 
 
 BUTas thefe Reflections are far above 
 my Capacity, I fhall quit them, and haften 
 to my Bufinefs, to relate what happen'd du- 
 ring the Time, that I was Commander of that 
 Body of Proteftants, who took up Arms in 
 Defence of their Religion and Lives, which 
 was aimoft four Years j I fhall fay nothing of 
 what preceded that Time, but what contri- 
 butes to the explaining of my Subject. Had 
 I the Learning and Education my Father 
 would have given me, were it not for the Mis- 
 fortunes of the Times ,• thefe Memoirs might 
 have appeared with much more Order and 
 Beauty, adorn 'd with a polite Stile, which 
 indeed are great Advantages to an Hiftory : 
 But fince thefe Qualifications are wanting in 
 me, the Reader muft be content with what I 
 have in my Power, plain Stile, Brevity and 
 Truth. What then may be expected in thefe 
 
 Memoirs, 
 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 
 
 Memoirs, is a fhort and lincere Narrative of 
 what happer/d moil: confiderable in the Q- 
 vennesy between the King's Troops and Male- 
 contents, from the Year 1701. to 1704* 
 
 'T IS well known, that after the Revoca- 
 tion of the Edi&of Nants, and the Dragoon- 
 ing the Proteftants, the King fent through 
 all his Kingdom Miffionarics to inftruft the 
 Proteftants, and their Children in the Ro- 
 man Religion. The Clergy fhut up in Con- 
 vents and Seminaries all their Children of both 
 Sexes, in order to inftrud them in their Re- 
 ligion ,• hoping by that Means, that when the 
 Old People were dead, the Proteftant Reli- 
 gion in France would be at an End, 
 
 M Y Mother being one of thofc who 
 would not abjure their Religion, my eldeft 
 Brother and I were oblig'd to go to School 
 to one of thefe Miffionaries, to whom the King 
 had affigned a certain Sallary, which the Pa- 
 rents were obliged to pay in proportion to 
 their Ability -, if they had no Money they were 
 fent to Goal, or had Soldiers quarter J d on 
 them at Difcretion* My Father paid for a 
 long Time for us, till we were perfectly well 
 jnitructed in the Roman Religion ; I fay a 
 B long 
 
io Memoirs, of the 
 
 long time; tho' I did not find it fo, for having 
 the good Luck to pleafe my Matter, and the 
 Vicar of Ribaute, the Place where I was born; 
 I fpent my Time well, and learn'd every 
 Thing they taught me, without examining 
 whether it was good or bad ; my Age not 
 permitting me to make any diitinc"tion be- 
 tween Truth and Error. I went for fix Years 
 fucceffively from one School to another, for 
 asfoon as our Vicar faw I was well inftruc- 
 ted, my Father got leave to fend us to ano- 
 ther School. Having got a little more liberty, 
 I was very often at my Father's Houfe, the 
 Priefts believing we were good Romans ; and 
 then my Mother us'd to initrud us in her Reli- 
 gion, and to explain to us the Errors of Po- 
 pery, which (he was very capable of doing, 
 as underfianding perfectly well the holy Scrip- 
 tures: She would difpute on Matters of Re- 
 ligion with the Miffionaries, who came to 
 Preach at our Houfe, and would often con- 
 found them, which occafion'd great Perfec- 
 tions againll her, and coil my Father (who 
 was very timerous, and who went to Mafs, 
 to flWa the cruel Perfecutions) a vail deal of 
 Money. We continued to go to School how- 
 ever, and confequently to Mafs : But my 
 Mother's inductions ran in my Head, and 
 
 altho' 
 
Wars of the Cevennes, ii 
 
 altho' very young, I began to have fome Di- 
 itafte for the apifli Tricks at Mafs ; fiich as 
 Ringing a fmall Bell under the Prieft's Robe, 
 during the Elevation of the Hod ; all the 
 Bows one mud make before the Altar, all the 
 Pomps of their Churches -, in fhort, I found 
 them all very ridiculous, likewife the Carefles 
 of their Priefts, who frequently took me, one 
 after another, to their Houfes, where they 
 entertained me with the Miracles of their 
 Saints, the which, though contrary to my 
 Inclination, were feemingly diverting to me. 
 
 I N thefc Circumitances was I, when it 
 happened there was an AfTembly in our Neigh- 
 bourhood under the care of Mr. Broujbn, an 
 admirable Servant of God, where they took 
 many Proteftants, of whom fome were Hang'd, 
 others they fent to the Gallies ; the Women 
 theyShav'd and fhut 'em in Convents, or 
 banifh'd 'em to the Tower of Conftauce at 
 Aiguemorte, or to other Places. This Noife 
 aftonifh'd and fhock'd me, my Mother too 
 did not fail to reprefent to me all the Cruel- 
 ties which were committed againft thefe 
 poor People ; which gave me fuch an abhor- 
 ance of thefe perfections, that I could not 
 look on them but with Indignation ; and had 
 B 2 I 
 
IZ MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 I ftrength according to my Inclinations, I 
 would have avenged my felf on them. 
 
 AFTER this I could no longer bear 
 the fight of the Priefts, I fpoke to them no 
 more but with Difdain : In the mean time 
 they forbad the Parents to fpeak of Religion to 
 their Chilren on the fevereft Penalties, whic.i 
 were inflicted on fome who difobey'd their 
 barbarous Orders; barbarous Icall tiiem, none 
 being oblig'd more than Parents to enftrucT: 
 their Children in the Fear of God. Some 
 being difcover'd who had Bibles in their 
 Houfes, for their Children to read ,• they fent 
 Soldiers to vifit all the Houfes of Proteftants, 
 and to take away all Books they found with 
 them; and thofe, with whom they were, fined 
 or fent to Prifon. This made Parents gene- 
 raly fo cautious that they durft not truft their 
 own Children, till they came to Years of Dis- 
 cretion. But my Mother fear'd not thefc 
 Threatnings, (he had concealed many Prayers 
 and Sermon Books, and Books of Contro- 
 verfy, and made me read them at all Op- 
 portunities: In reading the Bible, I met 
 with fome Pafifages directly oppofite to the 
 Romifh Opinion, ihe made me reflect on them, 
 and thereby difcover'd the Truth of the Pro- 
 
 teftant 
 
Wars cfrkCEVENNES. ij 
 
 teftant Religion, and the Errors of Popery, as 
 far as my Age and Reafon were capable.^ I 
 went no more to School but with the utmoft 
 Regret and Conflraint, but in the Afternoon 
 to fhun going to Mafs. At laft my Mailer 
 and the Prieft difcover'd my Change, and 
 that I came no more to Mafs. They then 
 began to queftion me to know the Reafon, 
 why I was not diligent. at School as before; 
 I anfwer'd them but not in a fatisfa&ory 
 Manner. They began tofuppofcfomething, 
 tho' till then they were afliir'd I was a good 
 Roman Catholick ; for having a good Me- 
 mory, I had gotten by Heart all that they 
 defir'd I fhould learn, which made my Maf- 
 ter fay a thoufand good Things of me to 
 out Bifhop of Alez,, who came a little be- 
 fore that to vifit our Diocefs, and to Con- 
 firm the Children, of whom I was one. Af- 
 ter I was Confirmed, the Bifhop call'd me a- 
 fide, and afliir'd me of his Protection on the 
 good Character he had heard of me : And 
 faid that in a little Time he would fend me 
 to the Jefuites Convent to ftudy and learn 
 the Languages. I return'd him my hearty 
 Thanks ; when our Converfation was ended, 
 I went Home and I gave an Account to my 
 Mother of what the Bifhop had faid to me, 
 and of his obliging Offer to fend me to a 
 
 Coovent. 
 
14 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 Convent. This very much grieved my Mo- 
 ther who knew its Confequences j wherefore, 
 fhe redoubled her Care, in inftru&ing me, and 
 as I faid before, m making me read all Sorts 
 of good Books. 
 
 T O return to my Matter and the Prieft ,• 
 they would positively know, they faid, the 
 Reafon why I came no more to Mafs ; they 
 began to ask me if my Mother had any Hand 
 in my Change : But tho' I was fo young, I 
 apprehended their Defigns, and finding my fclf 
 hard put to it, I anfwer'd them, that I found 
 fomething in their Religion fo difficult to 
 believe and comprehend, that it gave me a 
 great deal of Trouble. Forlnftance, that the 
 Body of Chrift fliould be in the Hoft, in the 
 fame Manner as on the Crofs, that I had 
 often, I faid, touch'd the Hoft after the Con- 
 fecration, and perceiv'd no Alteration made 
 in it; if he had told me that J ejus Chrift 
 was there fpiritually ; I could believe it be- 
 caufe my Senfes did not contradict it: And 
 as to the Crofs, or in the Images of Saints, I 
 could not believe thefe Things, fince I faw 
 no Authority for it in the Scriptures. Their 
 furprize redoubled at all thefe Reafons, and I 
 would haye faid, had they hearken'd to me, 
 
 for 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 15 
 
 for I was fill'd with Paflages out of Books of 
 Controverfy, and with what my Mother 
 taught me : But they let me alone for that 
 Time, contenting themfelves with telling me 
 that fome one had led me aftray, but that they 
 would remedy it. 
 
 I did not fail the fame Night* to let my 
 Mother know all that had paft between the 
 Prieft, my Mafter and me, I gave an Ac- 
 count to her of the whole Conference exactly': 
 What fhe was very'much afraid of was, that 
 I had faid fomething which might create her 
 a great deal of Trouble. I aflur'd her to 
 the Contrary, well faid fhe, nothing will hap- 
 pen but what pleafes God : I will continue 
 while I live to exhort you, my Children, to 
 look on the Romifh Church as Idolatrous, and. 
 contrary to the Word of God, which fhe 
 proved to us by infinite Paflages out of the 
 holy Scriptures, which (he explained to us. 
 This ftrengthen'd me much ; fhe commanded 
 me to fpeak boldly, and fear nothing when 
 they cxamin'd mc concerning my Faith. 
 
 SOME Tin^ paft in which my Maf- 
 ter ask'd me but few Queftions; but he threat- 
 ned to fend me to a Convenr, if I would not 
 
 renounce 
 
\6 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 renounce the Errors of Calvin. They had 
 indeed a Defign to (hut me up in a Convent: 
 It was the Prieft's Clerk, who was very much 
 my Friend, who gave mc notice of what had 
 paft; I went and told it my Mother, for be- 
 ing no longer a Penfioner, I had now Liber- 
 ty to go backward and forward at my Plea- 
 fure ; my Brother had quitted the School 
 for fome Time. My Mother went and told 
 it to my Father, who burled himfelf more 
 about his own Affairs than the Religion of 
 his Children. My Father was very angry 
 that I did not go to Mafs, every one there 
 went, hefaid, and why ftiould not we, except 
 we had a mind to ruin him, as fuch and fuch 
 were, and afterwards fore'd to fubmit. My 
 Mother anfwer'd him, that he might do 
 with his Children what he pleas'd ; but that 
 fhe would never be fatisfy'd to fee them go 
 to Mafs, if fhe could prevent it. 
 
 FINDING my felf thus encourag'd, 
 and my Mother- in Tears, I faid to my Fa- 
 ther, they might put me in Prifon, but that 
 I wou'd never go to Mais. I forgot to tell, 
 that fome Time before this, my Mother had 
 taken me to an Aflembly, which Mr. Brow 
 Jon had e reded, and with which I was 
 
 charm'd 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 17 
 
 charm'd, for I don't remember that I had ev- 
 er before heard any Minifter preach; I was 
 then thirteen Years of Age: At length my 
 Father began to find out fome Expedient to 
 prevent an Affair which was likely to conrhim 
 fo much Money and Trouble; I conceal'd 
 my felf for fome Time at Home, none made 
 Search for me, it being War Time, and the 
 Perfecution too was fomewhat abated; they 
 now winked at fmall Matters, which fome 
 Time before, wou*d have been much taken 
 Notice of. After Summer, however, the 
 Perfecution began vigorously again by an Or- 
 der from Court ; they now clofely obferv'd 
 thofe called Converts, and obliged thofe who 
 fail'd in their Duty, to pay large Fines: 
 They took care to make them go to Mafs, 
 or feverely punifh'd them, according to the 
 King's Edid in the Year i<%>8. 
 
 M Y Father was one of the firfl that was 
 fin'd, becaufe his Wife and Children did not 
 go to Mafs, a Crown for the firft Time, and 
 double for every Time afterwards; if he did 
 not oblige us to go, they threatned to confif- 
 cate his Eftate, and banifh him out of the 
 Kingdom. Thefe Things were, without 
 Doubt, a great Trouble to me, tho* I was 
 C young 
 
18 MEMOIRS of. the 
 
 young ; all my Recourfe was to my dear 
 Mother, whom I faw melting in Tears; 
 we were deftitute of all Human Succours, 
 having no Means to quit the Kingdom, 
 and hearing every Day, of feveral taken in 
 ftriving to make their Efcape : All Pafles were 
 fo guarded, that it was almofl impoflible, e- 
 ven for thofe who were near the Coafts, to 
 get off. My Mother fent me to one of her 
 Relations, who lived in another Parifh, whof e 
 Prieft was lefs ftfvere than ours, and waited 
 herfelf for her deliverance from God Almighty 
 only, having no way to make her Efcape. 
 
 I N the mean time, my Father and Bro- 
 ther foon comply'd fo far as to go to Mafs> 
 the Prieft enquiring often of them for my 
 Mother and me; my Father anfwer'd him, 
 his Wife would foon come, but as for me, 
 I was gone away, and he would not be 
 bound for me, however, he would ufe all his 
 Endeavours to find me out. I fpent fix or 
 feven Months with my Relations, who lov'd 
 me tenderly, and took great Care to inftrucl: 
 me in our Religion, feeing my great Inclina- 
 tions towards it. Whilft I was there, they 
 carry'd me into an Aflembly, under the Care 
 of Mr. Plans, which fortify'd mc very much, 
 
 banifh/d 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 19 
 
 baniuYd from me. all Fear, and made me re- 
 folve rather to die, than depart from the 
 Faith. Mr. Broujfon too had Places of Af- 
 ferably in feveral Parts, he was a very zeal- 
 ous Servant of God, expofing his own Perfon 
 Night and Day, that he might comfort and 
 help the poor Perfecuted ; he did this not on- 
 ly by his Preaching, but alfo by his excell- 
 ent Writings, which he difpers'd thro' all 
 the Country : In fhort, he was a Man fent 
 by God to fupport thofe that flood, and to 
 raife thofe that were fallen. He at length died 
 a Martyr to his Religion, for he was taken in 
 ,the Year 1699, the ipth of September, at 
 Lorois in Bear, and was broken on the Wheel 
 at MontpeUiers, the 4th of OSiober in the fame 
 Year. His Death was as edifying as his Life, 
 his great Conftancy made the very Execution- 
 ers to weep over him : The Prayer he made 
 on the Scaffold would have had a great Effect 
 on all that were prefent, had not BaviUe, the 
 molt cruel and the mod barbarous of all Ty- 
 rants, caus'd fix Drummers to beat, while 
 this holy Martyr was faying his Prayers, fo 
 that few could hear him. 
 
 AFTER the Death of Mr. Broujfon, 
 
 there remain'd one Mr. Roman, a learned 
 
 C z Preacher, 
 
20 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Preacher, with one Plan and his Brother ; the 
 two lait were taken in the High Cevennes, and 
 hang'd at Nimes: Mr. Roman continu'd al- 
 ways to make AfTemblies in fpight of all our 
 Enemies, though they were in purfuit of us, 
 and kill'd unmercifully every one they met 
 with. The Goals and Gallies were full of 
 Proteftants, fome Willing to expiate their 
 Faintnefs, for having renounc'd theirReligion, 
 the others willing to live and die there, fee- 
 ing there was no Poflibility of getting o ut of 
 *he Kingdom, they had rather fuffer Death 
 for the Glory of God, than kneel down be" 
 fore Baal. Befides that, the Paftoral Letters 
 of the excellent Do&or Jurieux had fo much 
 ftirr'd up the Zeal of Proteftants, that in all 
 the Cevennes and Vivares, they cou'd hear of 
 Kothing elfebut of his AlTemblies, or of the 
 Trifoners they took every Day up and down 
 the Country. But our Zeal and our Defla- 
 tions did not diminifh in any Thing the Fu- 
 ry of our Enemies, they did all they could 
 to make an End of us, in fending in all Pa- 
 rifhes Dragoons at their own Difcretion: 
 However weary of our Conftancy, they would 
 now and then give us fome Refpite. At lait, 
 they took and routed all our Miniflers, fo 
 that we were without AfTemblies j and the 
 
 iaft 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 21 
 
 laft who was taken, was Mr. Roman coming . 
 back from an Aflembly on Magdalen sDay: 
 But good Luck for him, it was the Day 
 before the Fair of a Place call 'd k Dignan y 
 between Nimes and Anduze, a Country full 
 of Proteftants. The next Day feveral young 
 Proteftants, to the Number of about fourty> 
 went to the Fair, and hearing there, Mr. 
 Roman had been taken Prifoner, and carried 
 to a Place call'd Boucairen, a League from 
 thence; went direc~tly to theHoufe, where the 
 Prifoner was guarded by twenty Men; they, 
 furrounded theHoufe, broke open the Doors 
 without any Refiftance from the Guards, 
 and rcfcu'd the Prifoner, who from thence 
 went to Germany, to a Place call'd Arlan, 
 near Francfort, where he is Minifter now. 
 After that, we were without Minifters, as I 
 faid before, for two or three Years : The 
 Perfecution continued all the while, however, 
 with lefs Rigour. I was fometimes at my 
 Father's, fometimes at my Relations, without 
 being able to fettle myfelf, or to know what 
 would become of me, all our Hopes being va- 
 nifhed: For, during the War, we flatter'd 
 ourfelves, that fome Proteftant Powers would 
 jntereft themfelves in our Misfortunes, efpe- 
 cially King WILLIAM of glorious Memo- 
 ry, 
 
Zl MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ry ; but this was to expect our Deliverance 
 from Man, inftead of expecting it from God, 
 being a Work worthy of him, and above the 
 Capacity of Man; tho* he was ever fo will- 
 ing. At laft, weary of living fuch a difturbed 
 Life, I took a Refolution to quit the King- 
 dom, let the Danger I cou'd meet with be 
 what it could. The King of Spain being dead 
 about that Time, and the Duke of Anpu 
 pretending to the Crown, they made great 
 Preparations for War, tho' it was not long 
 before, that the Peace had been concluded. 
 I told my Mother, who liked it, efpecially 
 feeing we had no Paftors left, fome having 
 been put to Death, and others being gone 
 out of the Kingdom. In fhort, being refol- 
 ved, I look'd for an Opportunity to perform 
 my Defign, and found a Guide, who affur'd 
 me, he wou'd carry me to Geneva for a Sum of 
 Money, I was to acquaint him of the Day 
 I had appointed for my Journey, which was 
 in March 170 1 : we went away from Langue- 
 doc to the Number of twelve with our Guide, 
 who had provided himfelf of an Order to 
 lodge us by Tickets, as if he was an Officer 
 conducting a Recruit j we had a happy Jour- 
 ney. But before I proceed any further, I muft 
 relate here an Action, which was the Begin- 
 ning 
 
Wars o/ACevennes, 23 
 
 ning of the Revol utions in the Cevennes 3 by 
 which every one will fee, thatic is not out of a 
 premeditated Defign, as Abbot de la Bourlie, 
 or the Count Gifcar would infinuate it in his 
 Memoirs : But by an unexpected and extra- 
 ordinary Event, which divine Providence 
 permits fometimes, for fome End unknown to 
 us. 
 
 TOWARDStkEnd of the Tear T he firft 
 1699 y it happen'd, that in a Village called Occafion 
 Mantel near Alez,, twenty young Boys, the furreftion 
 eldeft not being above fifteen or fixteen, in the cv- 
 went to fing Pfalms before the Church, "till vem 
 the Prieft came to turn them away, who 
 went to their Parents to tell them, that if 
 fuch Things ftiou'd happen again, he wou'd 
 impute the Blame to them. The Parents 
 faid they knew Nothing of it, and forbad 
 t heir Children to do the like for the Future; 
 this went no further, for the Prieft was a 
 good Sort of a Man, and the Inhabitants of 
 that Place, being half Romans, and half Pro- 
 teftants, they lived together in good Amity* 
 A Fortnight after this happen'd, the fame 
 young Men met again, and went together be- 
 fore the Church to fing Pfalms as before, 
 which provok'd the Prieft to fuch a Degree, 
 
 that 
 
24 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 that he put all his Roman Parifhoners in 
 Arras, and caufed thefe Children, their Fa- 
 thers and Mothers, to be taken, in order to 
 diicover the Authors of thefe Aflemblies, and 
 who encouraged them to fuch bold Actions,- 
 telling their Parents, their Children would 
 never have attempted fuch Things, had they 
 not been incited by them. In vain the Parents 
 excus'd themfdves, faying they knew Noth- 
 ing of it, and begg'd the Prieft: to queftion 
 the Children, and perhaps he might difcover 
 the Truth of it. At laft, he call'd for the 
 Children, and ask'd them the Reafon, why 
 they had been fo impertinent, as to come and 
 fing Pfalms before his Church, and who bid 
 them do it. The Children anfwer'd him, 
 that it was Nobody, that their Parents knew 
 Nothing of it; that they had done Nothing 
 but praying to God, and tinging his Praifes, 
 and that they would do it while they lived. 
 This Anfwer furpriz'd very much the Prieft, 
 and fo exafperated him, that he fent immedi- 
 ately to Prifon feveral of them with their Fa- 
 thers and Mothers, being perfuaded it was 
 by them they were put on. Some of thefe 
 Men made their Efcape, and went to join 
 fome others in a Place call'd Bri^non on the 
 
 River 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. z$ 
 
 River of Gardon, where they went into the 
 Church, pull'd down and tore all the Images 
 and Croffes, and burnt'd them before the 
 Church's Gate, from thence they went to 
 another Place call'd Barron a League's Di- 
 ftance, where they did the like, but the Mi- 
 litia being fent after them, fome were kilPd 
 and others taken • the reft made their Efcape 
 into the neighbouring Wood, where they 
 continu'd to praife God with Pfalms. After- 
 wards, they went to a Place call'd Lufane, 
 where fevcral Young Men came to join them ; 
 and where they bunt alfo all the Images of 
 that Church, after which they retir'd into a 
 Wood call'd Bouquet. This furpris'd both 
 Proteftants and Romans, not being able to 
 underftand it. There came among them one 
 Daniel z. Young Man, about twenty five 
 Years of Age, well made, who made very 
 fine Prayers, and pray'd with an extraordi- 
 nary Zeal ; many came from all Parts, fome 
 out of Curiofity, and others to hear his fine 
 Exhortations, and what furpriz'd tljem the 
 more was, that this Young Man had neve;: 
 read any other Book but the holy Scriptuii 
 and fome Sermons of Mr. Brouffon. They 
 treated thofe who had been taken at Bar, ok 
 very ill, to oblige them to difcover thole 
 D who 
 
z6 MEMOIRSo/ the 
 
 who had encourag'd them to gather together, 
 and burn all the Images of their Churches ; 
 but they could not oblige them to difcover 
 any thing, only, that they were willing to 
 pray to God, even 'till Death. They laid 
 all Parents under a ftrid Penalty, that fhou'd 
 fufter their Children to gather together, and 
 likewife, any other Perfon who faw or en- 
 courag'd them fo to do, and continu'd ftill to 
 perfecute them. The aforefaid Mr. Daniel 
 quitted his Habitation,and went towards An- 
 duz,e, where, notwithstanding all the Orders 
 to the contrary, many went to hear him, and 
 having been three or four Years without any 
 Minifier in the Country, was the Occafion 
 of every one having Recourfe thither. I was 
 one of the Number that went to hear him, 
 and wds furpris'd to hear him fpeak and pray 
 with (o much Zeal, and return'd very well fa- 
 tisfy'd, as well as the reft of my Companions. 
 The Intendant having understood this Young 
 Man had erected Aflemblies,fent fome Archi- 
 ers to apprehend him, and a Reward for him 
 who Wou'd take him, dead or alive. There 
 was an Order from Court, wherever fix 
 Perfons were aflembled together, to fire upon 
 them without Form of Law. They continu'd 
 diligently to fcarch for Mr. Daniel every 
 
 where; 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 27 
 
 where; atlaft, they furpris'd him, with two 
 of his Companions near Anduz,e, in a Place 
 call'd Toumac, they were carried to Nimes, 
 where the former was condemned to be hang- 
 ed, and the others fent to the Gallies during 
 Life: Mr. Daniel dy'd with admirable Con- 
 flancy, exhorting his Companions to futfer for 
 God's Glory, even to Death; during the 
 Time of his' being under Sentence of Death, ^Tdm- 
 there were many Prielts who promis'd him \ e l 1990. 
 his Life and Liberty, if he wou'd change his 
 Religion, but he endur'd to the End with a 
 Conftancy worthy of Admiration; for he 
 was well perfuaded, that if he had chang'd 
 his Religion, they wou'd put him to Death, 
 according to their Cuftom, for the Romifh 
 Religion feldom contradicts it felf, being the 
 Mother of Perjuries and Murder, not being 
 oblig'd according to their Principle, to keep 
 their Word with Hereticks, looking on all 
 thofe who are not of their Communion, as 
 damn'd ; this is the Charity of their holy 
 Mother, the Roman Church. All thefc 
 Perfections did not cool the Zeal of Proteft- 
 ants; for they would gather together fome- 
 times in Woods, and fometimes on Moun- 
 tains, like poor ftarv'd Sheep looking for the 
 Pafture of Life. 
 
 D 2 AFTER 
 
2.8T MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 AFTER the Death of Mr. Daniel, 
 one La Serve took his Place, and erected Af- 
 femblies in the high Cevennes, and about Alex, 
 and Anduz,e; the Militia was foon fent afcer 
 them, and difcover'd two or three Aflfemblies, 
 of whom they killed a great many, and took 
 feveral Prifoners. All thefe Tumults and Dif- 
 TheCol. orders made me very defirous to leave the 
 londgo- Kingdom. And now, I fhall give an Ac- 
 Frame, count what we did under the Gate of our 
 Guide, being twelve in Number ; we pafs'd 
 through the Bridge of the holy Ghoft with- 
 out any difficulty, Montelimar being the on- 
 ly Place we were molt afraid of j after- 
 wards we went along the Mountains as far 
 as Echelles a Bridge which parts France from 
 Savoy. Our Recruitsencreas'd on the Road, 
 to the Number of thirty, all refolved to at- 
 tack the Guard of Echelles, for fome of us 
 were well arm'd, but the Guard was retir'd. 
 Thus we had a very happy Journey, and in 
 eight Days went from Ufez, to Geneva ; 
 which was a very long Journey for me, hav- 
 ing never been further than eight or ten 
 Leagues from my Father's Houfe. In fhort, 
 after having been a while in Geneva, not know- 
 ing 
 
Wars of the Cevennes/ 2,9 
 
 ing how to fpend my Time, I refolvedto go 
 to Brandenbourg, where I had a Relation a 
 Captain of Horfe ; but I wanted Money, and 
 was oblig'd to wait till I had received fome 
 from France. I was two Months in Geneva, 
 where I began to be weary, I got the Country 
 Difeafe, and began to grieve after my Father 
 and Mother, whom I loved tenderly; how- 
 ever I was agitated to go far from France, in 
 order to fhun all Temptations. While I was 
 thus agitated, the fame Guide, who had con- 
 ducted me to Geneva, came back again with 
 another Troop of Refugees. As foonas he 
 was afriv'd, he came to fee me,witth he difmal 
 Account of my Father and Mother having 
 been taken and condemn'd to a perpetual 
 Exile; my Father at Carcajfone, and my Mo- 
 ther at the dreadful Tower of Conftance at 
 AiguemGrte, and their Eftates forfeited, all 
 by reafon I had left the Kingdom of France. 
 It is eafier to think than to exprefs the Con- 
 fufion I was in at this News ; I fhut up my 
 felf in my Room, to think what Meafures I 
 fhould take to deliver my Father and Mother 
 from their Confinement, for I had no Friends 
 to confult : It is true I had Friends in Ge- 
 neva, but not intimate enough to truft them 
 with my Defign: I knew, had I been inFrance, 
 
 I 
 
3<D MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 I would have got Relations and Friends 
 enough to fecond me in my Enterprize ; but 
 the danger was very great, for had I been 
 taken, the Gallies or the Gallows had 
 been my Lot : For the Priefts had declar'd 
 themfelves my Enemies, and thefe Gentlemen 
 of the holy Mother Church feldom forgive; 
 however the great Lore I had for my Father 
 and Mother prevail'd above all other Confi- 
 derations. 
 
 I had a Comrade, whofe Name was Bouret, 
 born in St Cefair near Ufez, y hc left France with 
 me, and had feveral Times travel'd from Ge- 
 neva to Languedoc; he came accidentally to fee 
 me to my Chamber, and I made no Difficul- 
 ty to difcover to him my deplorable Condition, 
 and the Refolurion I had taken to deliver my 
 Father and Mother from Prifon: I beg'd 
 of him to help me in my Defign, for I knew 
 he had a Mind to go back again to his Coun- 
 try, and that he was very skilful in thefe 
 Kinds of Undertaking. He defired me to have 
 Patience for one Day or two, and he would 
 bring me an Anfwer. After having fpenc 
 two or three Days in my Room in Prayers 
 and Tears, my Friend came to me, and faid, 
 he had found fure Means to deliver my Pa- 
 rents 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. 31 
 
 rents from Prifon. On which we departed 
 
 imrnediatly from Geneva on the 21ft of June 
 
 1 • j • r -r* -o- Ant The Coll. 
 
 1 70 1. and arrived in fix Days at a Friend 5 returnst0 
 
 Houfe, a League from Alez,e, who was very France, 
 much furpriz'd at my arrival into the Coun- £^ ne 
 try, not knowing the Reafon : In fhort he 1701. 
 told me my Father and Mother were fet at 
 Liberty. This good News gave me incredi- 
 ble Joy, and immediately I embraced him ; 
 when my Friend and I parted, we appointed 
 a Rendezvous where to meet together, and 
 take the Opportunity to return again to Ge- 
 neva y for I defign'd to flay but a few Days 
 in the Country. I arriv'd at my Father's 
 Houfe on Sunday Morning, where he and 
 my Mother were preparing to go to Mafs ; 
 they were very much furpriz'd at my Arri- 
 val, and defired to know what oblig'd me 
 to come back -, I told them it was only 
 with a Defign to deliver them from Prifon, 
 where I heard they had been put. My Fa- 
 ther told me they had been fet at Liberty, on 
 Condition they would perform the Duty of 
 the Romifli Church : I anfwer'd them, they 
 bought it very dear, fince it was the lofs of 
 their Souls, and that I had rather rot in Prifon, 
 than to damn my felf ; he told me all my Ad- 
 vice was unfeafonable that he had promis'd 
 
 to 
 
JZ MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 to go to Mai's, that h was by my Flight he 
 had been perfecuted, and they would begin 
 to torment him, when they would hear of my 
 Arrival, and if I would not go to Mafs, he 
 defir'd me, never to fet my Foot within his 
 Door. I told him I defign'd to return in a 
 few Days to Geneva, where I hop'd 1 would 
 not occafion any farther Trouble to him; 
 however I begg'd Leave to fpeak to him a 
 little longer, which being granted I began 
 thus. " I know too well what a Child 
 <c owes to his Parents, who gave him Being 
 4i and pious Education ; therefore don't be 
 " furpriz'd at my Arrival, iince the leaft 
 " Thing I could do was to expofe my Life 
 <c to procure your Liberty, or perhaps to pre- 
 " vent a Misfortune, which I can't think on 
 " without Trembling, which is your revolt 
 " againft God; and without doubt, God 
 " who doth every thing for the good of thofe 
 " that fear him, has fent me to you, to lay 
 " before your Eyes your deplorable Condition, 
 " and this terrible Sentence of Jejus Chrift. 
 " Whofoever denies me before the World and Men, 
 u 1 will deny him before my Father which is in 
 " Heaven. Wfrere are your Promifesfo often 
 " reiterated in fevcral Aflemblies before God 
 ** and Men, that you had rather die than go 
 
 to 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 33 
 
 Ct co Mafs ? Then turning towards my Mo- 
 " ther, I told her, fhall I be forc'd at the lad 
 " Day to be Witnefs againft you ? Can it 
 " bepoffible that having begun by the Spirit, 
 " you fhould end by the Flelh ? You, who 
 " have been an Example of Conftancy, will 
 " you be guilty of fo unworthy an Action ? 
 " Where are thofe fine Words you laid fo 
 <c often before my Eyes ; Be faithful 'till Death, 
 " and J will give thee the Crown of Life ? Hav- 
 ing fpoken thus to them for an Hour; they 
 wept moil bitterly, and were refolv'd to fuf- 
 fer all that God pleas'd to lay on them, ra- 
 ther than to go to Mafs, and to plunge them- 
 felves into Idolatry. 
 
 AFTER having fpent the whole Day 
 together in Prayers, I took my Leave of them 
 to go fee fome of my Friends, and told them, 
 I would return in five Days to Geneva : My 
 Mother defir'd me to ftay till Harveft was 
 over, which could not laft long, fince it was 
 already begun, which I did accordingly. I 
 thought fit, during that Interval, to keep my 
 felf as private as I could ; for that Purpofe, I 
 went into the high Cevennes, to a Friend's 
 Houfe who liv'd a League from the Bridge of 
 Mcuntvert; after having been there a while, 
 we had Notice given us that one Efprii a Stu- 
 E dent 
 
34 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 dent had erected an Aflembly in our Neigh- 
 bourhood, in a Wood call'd the Wood of Four- 
 que; they ask'd me if I wou'd go there, I an- 
 fwer'd with all my Heart. The Aflembly 
 was very Numerous, confidering the Country 
 being very Mountainous and ill inhabited; 
 but they have a very great Advantage which 
 is this, that they can come from afar, with- 
 out being afraid to be difcover'd by their 
 Enemies. 
 
 A fecond A F T E R the Minifter had ended his 
 Sefaifur- Sermon which was very long, he beggMof us 
 rcftion in a Moment's Attention, to communicate to us 
 ° ven fomething of Confequence concerning the 
 Charity we ought to have one for another. 
 In fhort, he told us there were in Prifon, five 
 or fix perfons of both Sexes, who had been 
 taken in endeavouring to make their Efcape 
 out of the Kingdom for the fake of their Reli- 
 gion, and were kept at the Bridge of Mount- 
 vert at the Houfeof Abbot Chailat Subdele- 
 gate of [ntendant Baville, where he confin'd 
 thofe poor People in a Cellar, in which this 
 inhuman Man had invented a Rack, (more 
 cruel if it be poflible, than that ufually made 
 Ufe of) to torment thefe poor unfortunate 
 Gentlemen and Ladies; which was a Beam 
 
 he 
 
 ties 
 
Wars of the Cev ewes. 35 
 
 he caus'd to be flit in two, with Vices at each 
 End : Every Morning he would fend for 
 thefe poor People, in order to examine them, 
 and if they refund to confefs what he dehVd, 
 he caus'd their Leggs to be put in the flit of the 
 Beam, and there fqueeze them till the Bones 
 crack'd ,• ty'd their Toes with Strings, and 
 turn'd them with Wheels till they were out 
 of Joint ; What I tell you faid he, I have 
 from very credible Perfons. Afcer having 
 ended the Narration of thefe Cruelties, he told 
 us ; if Thirty young Men would go along 
 with him, he would fet at Liberty thefe poor 
 unfortunate People; he had nofooner fmifh'd 
 thefe Words, but about threefcore ofter'd to 
 follow him, fo their Paflor became theirCap- 
 tain. I was willing to be of the Number, 
 but my Friends would not permit me, faying 
 I was too young, and aStranger in the Coun- 
 try in Cafe of any Misfortune happening; 
 fo was oblig'd to go back with one of my 
 Friends. 
 
 ESPRIT begun his March with his 
 Troop towards the Bridge of Mountvert t they 
 had for Arms twenty or thirty Piftols, with 
 three or four Guns. Entering the Place they 
 began to fing the 6Sth Pfalm, going directly 
 E 2 to 
 
36 M E M O I R S, of the 
 
 to the Houfe of Abbot Chailat 3 which they 
 began to furround ; and demanded the Priio- 
 ners, faying if they would deliver them up 
 quietly, they would not commit any Difor- 
 der. But the Abbot, (who was a fierce and 
 cruel Man) crder'd the Guard to Ere at them, 
 of which two were kill'd on the Spot, and 
 fome others wounded; but this did not 
 difcourage them at all, they forced the 
 Guard, broke open the Prifon Door, and 
 went to the poor Prifoners, who could not 
 flir, having the Bones of their Legs mafh'd ; 
 they took them notwitftanding, and carried 
 them out of the Houfe. The Abbot was fhot 
 in the Thigh making his Efcapc out at the back 
 Window, they took him and brought him 
 to a Place before his Houfe, and ask'd him 
 why he had committed fo many Cruelties 
 againfl the Protectants? He began to beg 
 Pardon and his Life, but they denVd him to 
 ask Pardon of God, and gave him a quarter 
 of an Hour to prepare himfelf, after which 
 they (hot him, and fet his Houfe on fire; 
 fome of the Guards were kill'd, and the reft 
 made their Efcape. After this Expedition 
 they fent a Detachment of ten or twelve Men 
 to conduit the Prifoners to fome fafe Place. 
 
 ESPRIT 
 

 Wars of ACevennes, 37 
 
 ESPRIT with the Remains of his Troop 
 went to another Pricft, who was Aide deCamp 
 to Abbot Chailaty whom they found in Bed, 
 they took him, fhot him, and burn'd his Houfe : 
 From whence they went to the Caftlc of La 
 Vedez,e, where they knew there were two or 
 three Priefts ; they furrounded it, anddenVd 
 them to deliver their Arms ; but the Gen- 
 tleman and the Priefts fired at them, which 
 oblig'd Efprit to fet the Caftle on fire where all 
 that were in it were burn'd ; after which, he 
 went with fome of thofc, who had follow'd 
 him, into a Wood. Ail the Proteftants of that 
 Neighbourhood, difapprov'd mightily of the 
 Burning of that Caftle. 
 
 B AV I L L E and Count Broglio, who 
 Commanded in Languedoc 3 hearing thefe Dif- 
 orders came with all Diligence to the Bridge 
 of Mantverty with all the Troops that were 
 in Moumpettier, where he furpriz'd Efprit in a 
 Houfe near the Bridge ; and condemned him, 
 with two or three more, to be burn'd alive, 
 .and fome others to be Hang'd. After this 
 Execution, Count Brogliu, publifh'd a Procla- 
 mation containing, that the King out of a 
 pure Effed of his Clemency, was willing to 
 Pardon all thofe who were concerned in the 
 
 Death 
 
38 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Death of Abbot Chailat, and had committed 
 all the late Diforders, provided they would 
 lay down their Arms, and retire to their 
 Houfcs; otherwifethey would be declar'd Re- 
 bels. «Who would not have believ'd but this 
 General was fincere, and would have execu- 
 
 The third tec * n * s P rom ^ es a ^r the Example he had 
 and chief fo lately given by the Death of the Chief, and 
 
 thTlnfu- ^ ome otncrs ? But tno ^ e tnat k new the Court 
 reftion. oi France, knew there is no Trull in it, Wit- 
 nefs the Edict of Nants^ and feveral others I 
 could Name here, had they not been already 
 given to the Publick : So that thofe who 
 were fo credulous as to retire home, were taken 
 and hang'd before their own Door. After 
 this Perfidioufnefs, the remaining Part retir'd 
 into the Woods, and look'd for Arms to de- 
 fend themfelves, feeing there was no Safety 
 for them. The Count of Broglio order'd the 
 Houfes of thofe he could not take to be burn'd 
 or pull'd down : All this while I was in ve- 
 ry great Trouble, not knowing what to do, 
 I would have return'd home, but the Danger 
 was too great, all Paflages being well guard- 
 ed, fo that I was obliged to go and join 
 thefe young Men in the Wood. Count Brog- 
 lio, had raifed the Militia, who purfu'd us 
 from Wood to Wood, and from Mountain to 
 
 Mountain : 
 
Wars o/^Cevennes. 39 
 
 Mo untain : None of us had carried Arms, or 
 knew how to handle a Gun ; we were ten or 
 twelve Days in a great Confirmation, fpend- 
 ing our Time in Prayers, and truly never 
 Sailor in a Tempeft pray'd more fervently. 
 Our Cheer was very indifferent all this while, 
 for the King's Troops had plunder'd all the 
 Country j at laft all the Militia retired, and 
 Mr. Broglio went to Mountpettitr, after hav- 
 ing left a Garrifon at the Bridge of Mountvert, 
 which retreat rejoiced us very much. Then 
 we thought to make our Efcape as well as we 
 could ; but one Solomon, who was with us in 
 a MannerasaPaflor, reprefented the Danger, 
 there was in being feperatcd, and if we would 
 follow his Council, perhaps God would de- 
 liver us. During this Interval, which held 
 five Days, one La Porte of Brenous an experi- 
 ence and couragious Man, who had ferv'd m 
 the King's Troops the preceding Wars, came 
 to us, who was of the fame Opinion with 
 Solomm, and faid if we had a Mind to fave 
 our felves, and if we would take the Resolu- 
 tion never to be difpers'd ; he would find 
 Means to get Arras and Ammunition enough ; 
 which was, to go and difarm all the Papifts 
 which were in the Neighbourhood, and 
 
 would 
 
op MEMOIiSo/ffc 
 
 would be our Guide in every Thing, having 
 afTur'd him we were fully refolv'd to execute 
 his Orders, we went the next Night to the 
 Villages of St. Lezery, Mandagous a.ndFrai/inet y 
 where we found about twentyGuns with Am- 
 munition and Balls at aPapiiVs Houfe; after- 
 wards we went to feveral other Places, where 
 we difarm'd and burn'd fome Churches, for 
 fear the Enemy fhould put Garrifons in them. 
 
 Mr. ifog/zo, hearing all thefe Diforders, came 
 to purfue us with more Forces than before, 
 being fully refolv'd to deftroy us all at once; 
 which he would have certainly done had we 
 been fo foolifh as to wait for him. We 
 made him run (after us) from Place to Place, 
 till he was tired ; to tell the Truth, we were 
 very much afraid of him, knowing all his 
 Cruelties, and that he would do Nothing but 
 by his Brother-in-Law's Orders, Mr. BaviUe 
 the Intendant of the Province: One may 
 fay that thefe two Gentlemen have been the 
 chief Adors of the Bloody Tragedy that was 
 acted in the Cevennes, which I will ;prove by 
 a ftiort Defcription of their Characters. 
 
 Mr. Bavilk is Son to Mr. La Moignw, 
 who was firft Prefident in the Parliament of 
 
 Paris, 
 
Wars of the Cevzkkzs. 41 
 
 f Para, one of the molt famous Men in the 
 laft Age : He was well made, has a very 
 good-Piiyfiognomy, but an ill Heart, and the 
 mod cruel of all Men, for very often he em* 
 braces thofe he would ftab with a Dagger ; 
 one muit confefs he is very ingenious and well 
 leam'd, and would be a good Magiftrate, 
 could he be Mailer of his violent and furi- 
 ous Paflions, which can't be curb'd but by 
 the fweec Temper of his Spoufe, who is a very 
 good Lady. He was made Intendant of Po* 
 itou in the Beginning of the Perfecution, and 
 fincc of Langusdoc where he is now ; he has- 
 deftroy'd intirely that fine Province, which 
 may be (aid without Contradiction, to have 
 been the moil; flourishing of all France. His 
 Tyranny was univerfaljandthcProteftantsfelt 
 the Effects of it, and Catholicks have no rea- 
 fon to praife him, iince he ruin'd the moil oi 
 'cm to enrich himfelf : Every one knows he 
 had no other Fortune when he came into 
 Languedoc, but what he got with his Lady \ 
 however he found Means to give his Daugh- 
 ter (who was married to ^Av.PeUetier) four 
 hundred thoufand Livers ready Money. One 
 may judge of the Mafter by the Servant, I 
 mean Seillier his Secretary, who died in Paris 
 four ox five Years ago and ofTer'd fixty thou- 
 F {and 
 
41 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 fand Crowns for the Commiffion of Regifter 
 in chief of the Cbatelet. Gambier, one of his 
 Servants, who rents in the Province more than 
 a hundred and fifty thoufand Livers ; in fhorc 
 he inriched all his Relations and Domefticks, 
 by his Exactions and Tyranny. 
 
 A S for his Brother in Law the Count 
 BrolltOy he is naturally fierce, haughty, cruel 
 and bruitifii ; having no Manner or Politenefs, 
 but greatly opinionated of himfelf, tho' not 
 capable of commanding an Army ,• for had 
 he been of another Temper, he would not 
 have carried Matter* to fuch great Extremity, 
 but as I faid before, their Cruelties tir'd our 
 Patience. God reward them according to their 
 Deeds. 
 
 I beg my Readers pardon for this Digref- 
 fion, which at prefent may feem not altoge- 
 ther pertinent to thefe Memoirs ; But when he 
 proceeds further he will find thefe two Perfons 
 fo often mentioned inthefequel of this Hiftory, 
 and fuch principal Actors, that lam well per. 
 fuaded he will think it material to be acquaint- 
 ed with their Characters. But not to detain 
 you any longer, and to return to the thread 
 of my Difcourfe, to prevent Confufion, which 
 
 might 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 45 
 
 might be very prejudicial to us, it was necef- 
 fary to choofe a Commander ; for it would 
 not be prudent to put it oft' to the laft, by 
 reafon we were under an apprehenfion we 
 might be every Moment attacked, and were 
 in danger of being defeated at the firft Onfet, 
 if we had not One to head us. Though all 
 thefe Reafons were look'J upon as very judi- 
 cious, yet no Man was for the prefent chofen, 
 till fome Months after, upon la Porte's de- 
 claring, that unlefs they would Elect One, 
 he would immediatly retire, and let them 
 fhitt for themfelves ; he was unanimoufly 
 chofen General, and acknowledged as fuch. 
 
 Our Troops being increafedto Threefcore 1701. 
 Men, they thought fit to name Officers, and The Num. 
 to form Companies : A Commiflion being ^^on- 
 ofrered to me, I defired to be excufed, as in- tents who 
 tending not to be an Officer, but to ferve as Forn l 
 a Voluntier ; but fome of my Friends were into Com* 
 fo urgent with me, that they obliged me to P anics « 
 accept of a Lieutenancy. 
 
 The Enemy had been for a Month purfu- 
 
 ing us, and not able to overtake us, fo^that 
 
 nothing Material had been transacted between 
 
 US : Now and then we lighted upon and 
 
 F 2 took 
 
44 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 took forae of their Parties, of Ten or Twelve 
 Men ; which was of little conkquence to us, 
 for atlaft we were forced to an Engagement, 
 after this Manner, 
 
 Count Broglio having continued for fome 
 Time in the Upper Cevennes, and being obli- 
 ged to return to Mompellier, he left Captain 
 Paul, formerly a Partifan under the Marafchal 
 Catenat, againft- the poor Vaudois in Piedmont, 
 together with three Independent Companies 
 and fome Militia, and ordered him to pur- 
 fue and deft roy us : Which he did fo effectu- 
 ally, that one Day he overtook us near the 
 Collet de Deze. When we faw him fo near, 
 that we had much a-do to avoid him, we held 
 a Council, wherein Captain la Porte and I 
 were for Fighting, but fome others oppofed 
 it, with convincing Arguments, that three- 
 fcore Men, which was our Number, were 
 not able to Cope with, much lefs to Defeat 
 above Two Hundred. However, by the Ma- 
 jority of Votes it was Refolved not to draw 
 back. My Captain, who was lame, forefeeing 
 the Event of a Battle, wherein we fhould 
 have great Occafion for our Lcggs, left me the 
 Command of his Company, which was very 
 weak. I headed it, and our Commander fet 
 
 us 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 45 
 
 us in themidftof a Field, named Domergues 
 Field, fcituaredon the top of a ficep Hill, fur- 
 rounded with Precipices; a very inconvenient 
 Poll for thofe who are fo unfortunate to be 
 beaten and put to Flight. Captain Poul 
 marched towards us with fo grave and daring A ttack» 
 a Countenance, that it might have frighted us. 
 better Soldiers than we were : But when I 
 faw him within Piftol fhot, I wifh'd I had 
 not Voted for Fighting ; but 'twas then too 
 
 late, there was no Remedy. The Captain _ : _ 
 
 J r Defeated 
 
 gave us an Entertainment or Gun bhot, as by him. 
 
 thick as Hail ; we endeavouted to requite 
 them in fome Kind, but after the firft Dif- 
 charge, they fell fo briskly upon us, crying, 
 KiH, Kill, that without Compliment, we left 
 them Mailers of the Field of Battle. I had 
 taken Aim at an Officer coming directly to 
 me, but my Gun only flafh'd in the Pan with- 
 out going off, and looking behind me, I faw 
 our Troop running away, and thought fit to 
 follow them* The Enemy purfued us a 
 League, firing continually upon, and killing 
 fome of us ; fo that we were glad to get rid 
 of fuch troublefome Neighbours, feveral of 
 our Men being taken, and immediately Exe- 
 cuted. There were many flain on both fides, 
 but we fuffered moft, and the remaining Part 
 
 were 
 
46 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 were difperfed, without any Probability of 
 rallying again. We were fo difheartncd by 
 this Defeat, that for many Days we did no- 
 thing elfe but run from one Wood to another,* 
 like fo many Foxes, purfued by a Pack of 
 Hounds. 
 
 Count 
 
 Captain Pout went in Triumph to carry 
 irojri/'o tne glorious News of his Victory to Count 
 pur r ufs Broglioy who was (o well fatisfy'd with it, 
 i s Com- taat h e commanded eighteen Companies both 
 panics of f F 00 t and Horfe to follow him, in order 
 Horfe*" t0 < -* el ^ r °y tne Remains of our Troop, which 
 was redue'd almoft to Nothing: But we 
 knowing the Country, eafily fhim'd them ; 
 though they hunted us like wild Boars, pur- 
 fuing us from Woods to Woods, and from 
 Mountains to Mountains: However, we 
 were fo much concern'd to fee ourfelves fur- 
 rounded with fuch numerous Companies, that 
 for our greater Security, we thought to re- 
 move into the large and thick Forreft of Lan- 
 gal y near the Mountain Laujcres. The Ene- 
 my being foon inform'd of it, came to drive 
 us out of it, but finding us too well fhelter'd 
 to be attack'd and forced, they retir'd and let 
 us alone for a few Days. 'Twas about; that 
 Time they gave out, that in the laft En- 
 counter 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 47 
 
 counter there were Foreigners amongft usj 
 Soldiers with long Whiskers, that feem'd ve- 
 ry frightful. I do not know whether they, 
 contriv'd this Story on purpofe to heighten 
 the Glory of their Vi&ory, by multiplying 
 us, or fome other Reafon : But true it is, 
 that from that very Time they gave us the 
 Name of Barbets, intending thereby to father 
 that Nick-name upon us, as they had fince 
 the Reformation on the Vaudoisx For the 
 Word Barbt doth originally, and in the Lan- 
 guage of Piedmont fignify Unckle : It was by 
 way of Refpect chiefly given to their Paftors ; 
 but the Italians to (hew their Hatred and Con- 
 tempt of them, formed out of this Word Barbe 
 the Name of Barbet, and gave it to an ugly 
 and fhaggy Kind of Dogs; they named the 
 Vaudois, Barbets, as being the Barbes's Difci- 
 ples, and in Procefs of Time, the Papifts of 
 other Countries have called all Reformed of 
 what Nation foever, Barbets, 
 
 THO' Count Broglio had retir'd a little 
 from us, yet he was not idle ; he caus'd all 
 the adjoining Villages to be fortify'd and gar- 
 rifon'd, on purpofe from hindring us to make 
 Inroads into the Country ; or to be ready to 
 attack us in Cafe wc durft come out of the 
 
 Woods,- 
 
48 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 Woods. The Contrivance was very good, 
 but however we endeavour'd to come togeth- 
 er again; having in the Country very good 
 Friends, who underhand helped us. We met 
 again within feven or eight Days to the 
 Number of fourty Men; and being thereby 
 encourag'd, we refolv'd to fet Ambufhes in 
 the Roads, and chiefly, in thofe Places where 
 the Enemy were neareft to us: Accordingly 
 we fent our Detachment oftwenty Men, who 
 meeting a Party of theirs, of the like Numb- 
 er, fo entirely defeated them, that not one 
 of them efcaped to carry Home the News\o£ 
 their Defeat. Encouraged by thisfmall Vic- 
 tory, we ventur'd to go every Night and 
 beat out fome of thefeGarrifons, and were fo 
 fuccefsful in it, that the others were obliged 
 to retire into fenced Cities:, for fear of our In- 
 fults; but when our TVoop grew a little 
 more numerous, then it was, we refolv'd to 
 go on and undertake greater Things. The 
 Enemy had fortify'd fome Churches, to make 
 ufe of them as Citadels, wherein their Soldi- 
 ers ufed to fpend the Night, and in the 
 Morning, to come out of them and annoy us,- 
 this being very trouolefome to us, we forced 
 fome of them, with fmall Lofs, and burn'd 
 them, that they fhould be no longer Shelters 
 
 to 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. ^ 
 
 to the Enemy, andbecaufe wecou'd nor keep 
 them to enrich ourfelves. This is the Reafon 
 why the Priefts complain'd fo much, wc had 
 burn'd a great many Churches ; but who are» 
 the moil: guilty, thofe who make the Houfes 
 of Prayer, Dens of Thieves, or thofe who 
 demolifh them when they are fuch? Thofe, 
 who turn into Citadels the Churches, they 
 Jook upon as facred, or thofe, who efteem- 
 ing them Idolatrous, burn them? Let any 
 impartial Man judge, and chiefly, let him 
 coniidcr, that we never meddled with any 
 Church wherein there was no Garrifon, not 
 took any Thing out of it. 
 
 WHEN the Priefls faw the Sparks of 
 their Churches flying about their Ears, they 
 had no Time to fay Mafs ; and within lefs 
 than eight Days, the greateft Part of themlefc 
 the Country, and retir'd into fenced Cities. 
 The Streets were full of them ; nothing elfe 
 was to be feen there but Caffoch and Capucbes, 
 fuch was their Fate during my ftay in that 
 Country. 
 
 COUNT BrogliOy as well as his good 
 
 Friend Baville, being extreamly incens'd when 
 
 they heard of the Meafures we had taken, 
 
 G with 
 
$o MEMOIRS»/;fe 
 
 wich Refped to the Churches, could not keep 
 themfelves within bounds of Moderation and 
 Humanity: For they immediately order'd 
 the Innocent, as well as the pretended Guilty 
 to be taken up, and upon the leaf! Sufpicion 
 without any Tryal to be put to Death ; Wo- 
 men and Children were expos'd to their Fu- 
 ry, the Goals were Toon filled with unfortu- 
 Prote- nat€ People > an d tne Scaffolds and Gibbets 
 
 ftants put ftain'd with Proteftant Blood. 
 t» Death. 
 
 SUCH horrid Cruelties proved as much 
 prejudicial to our Enemies, as advantageous 
 to us j for many Men who liv'd quietly at 
 Home without the lead thought of coming 
 over to us, made no fcruple of doing it, as 
 foon as they faw there was no Security for 
 any Perfon, tho' ever fo Innocent. By that 
 Means our Troops became more numerous, 
 and being ftronger, we refolv'd not to lay 
 down our Arms till Liberty of Confidence 
 and all other our Priviledges were reftor'd to 
 us. But 'twas not enough for us to make 
 fuch a Refolution, we were further to look 
 after the Ways and Means to make it good » 
 and to provide for our fubfiftance, which was 
 a very hard Matter to do; For, on the one 
 Hand the Enemy was in Queft and in clofe 
 
 Pur- 
 
Warsofthe CEVfiNNES. 51 
 
 Purfuit of us, whereby we were mightily 
 terrify'd; and on the other hand, no Place to go 
 to, and in fhort we ftruggled with all Man- 
 ner of Calamities. News was brought to 
 one of us, that his Father had been feized on, 
 and fent to Prifon ,• to another, that his Mo- 
 ther, Brother, and Children were arretted 'till 
 we fhould furrender ourfelves. All thefc 
 Things were indeed a very hard Tryal, had 
 a difmal Profpect, and wounded us to the Heart ; 
 However we refolv'd not to fink under the 
 Weight of them, but to fubmit rather to 
 God's Providence, and to bring his Blefling 
 upon us by our Devotion, and a good Life. 
 
 AFTER I had been for fomc Time in 
 the high Cevennes, I grew Melancholy, and the 
 Reafon of it was, I knew not well that Country, 
 and perceived there was not among the Chief 
 Officers of our Troop, that Unanimity and 
 Concord with which they us'd to be clofcly 
 joined, on which Account I left them and re- 
 turned home. I would by no means relate 
 the Particulars of a Difcourfe which I had 
 with two Priefts, were it not that it will very 
 much contribute to ftiew the lamentable Con- 
 dition the Proteftants were in, and the Ty- 
 ranny and fordid Covetoufnefs of the Priefts. 
 G 2 My 
 
52. MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 My Grandfather and eldeft Brother and I be- 
 ing one Day in a Wood oiChefnut Trees, not far 
 from my Father's Houfe and upon the Road' 
 to Vez,enobres, we faw the Priefts of Vez.enobres 
 and Martinargues together, with another 
 Man, coming towards us with each a Gun 
 on their Shoulders: As foon as the Prieft of 
 Vezenobres faw my Grandfather, he ask'd 
 him, Are not you theobjiinate Man, who retir'd 
 into this remote Place to avoid going to Mafs ? 
 To which my Grandfather anfwer'd, No Sir. 
 Iheje are then his Children, faid the Prieft; 
 Yes Sir, anfwer'd I ; the Prieft looking upon 
 me asked me, Wnether I was not the young 
 Man who had been out of the Kingdom ? No, 
 Sir, repiy'd I ; 'twas not I, but a Brother of mine; 
 the other Prieft began to fpeak, and faid, 
 /• c thought [ was the Man in Qiiejiion, becaufe 
 r pokejo boldly. Then the Prieft of Vez.eno- 
 bres ask'd lis, why we did not according to Pro- 
 mife, come to Mafs? My Brother anfwer'd, 
 Tit at jor his Part, he had been very Jick ; and as 
 fur me, that I came lately from a Relation lhad 
 iccn a whiie with ; but my Grandfather an- 
 J'.Ya'J, He had been at it : the Prieft repiy'd, 
 tit fern him there, and looking upon 
 me, ask'd me, Where are your Father and Mo- 
 him 3 7 bey were not at Home, but 
 
 gone 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 53 
 
 gone to vijtt a Relation of ours. That is not 
 true, faid the Priefi, they are rather gone to a 
 Meeting ; but I'B make them come to Mafs : And 
 as for you, do you know your Catechifm ? Yes, 
 Sir, faid I, whereupon he ask'd me feveral 
 Queftions, to which I anfwer'd fo well, that 
 he told me he would ftand my Friend upon 
 Condition I would go to Mafs; otherwifehe 
 would fhutmeina Monaftry for Life. When 
 I heard him fpeaking at this Rate, and defir- 
 ingto be rid of thefe troublefome Priefts, I 
 turn'd our Converfation into Jetting, and 
 faid, I torn 'very willing to be a Fryar, but of 
 my Father's Order, and if he would permit me 
 to perform my Probation with a handfome Nun, 
 I would patiently fuffer Confinement. Then the 
 Prieft of Martinargues faid, Tou jhall pick and 
 chufe ; thus ended the Converfation, and the 
 Priefts went on to my Father's Houfe : But 
 by a fliort Cut, I gave my Father timely No- 
 tice of this troublefome Vifit, fo that he had 
 Time enough to avoid it. When he return'd 
 home in the Evening, I informed him of all 
 the Particulars of our Converfation with the 
 Priefts, at which he was mightily concerned, 
 and immediately fet himfelf to find out fome 
 Way or other to pacify them. As Money is 
 a Mettle conquering all Things, and efpeci- 
 
 ally. 
 
54 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ally thofc who ufe to fell every Thing, even 
 their Prayers ,• he defired, by a Friend, the 
 Prieft of Vez,enobres to fay fome Mafles for 
 the Conversion of Hereticks, promiiing to 
 pay him his Price for them : The Prieft 
 hearken'dto the fair Propofal, and accepted 
 of it upon Condition, that the Low Mafles 
 fhould be pay'd him at twenty Pence a piece, 
 and the High ones at half a Piftole each. As 
 long as he was well pay'd he was very gentle 
 and civil to us, but no fooner had my Father 
 given over, but the Prieft began again to thre- 
 aten with Fire and Faggot. My Father be- 
 ing afraid of a new Storm, deuVd a Friend 
 of his to make him a new Propofal, and 
 becaufe he could not pay him as much as be- 
 fore, the Prieft was fo incens'd at it, that he 
 fent immediately Soldiers to plunder his 
 Houfc, whereby we were all difpers'd, and I 
 was conftrain'd to go into the high Cevennes. 
 
 FROM this (ingle Example one may 
 infer, that in the other Parts of France, the 
 Proteftants were as ill ufed as we in the Ceven- 
 nes, iince Covetoufnefs, and the Spirit of Per- 
 fection were raging wherefoever there were 
 Priefts ,• and that they had no other Aim in 
 tormenting both the Bodies and Souls of the 
 
 Proteftants, 
 
-*«r 
 
 Wars o//kCEVENNES, Jj 
 
 Proteftants, but to empty their Purfes, and to 
 throw them into Defpair ; that they might 
 be incited to take Arms, and the Papifts there- 
 by have a fair Pretence to deftroy them. 
 
 I ftay'd but a few Days in the High Ceven* 
 nes, for knowing the Weaknefs of the Male- 
 contents, I concluded it was abfolutely necef- 
 fary to make fome Diverflon in Order to pre- 
 vent their Ruin and mine. I acquainted Capt. 
 la Porte with my Project, which he approv'd, 
 and accordingly I return'd in all hafte into 
 my Country, in Order to execute it the firft 
 Opportunity : And it was not long before 
 a favourable one offer'd ; for two or three 
 Days after my Arrival, being privately in- 
 formed there was a Religious Meeting in the 
 Neighbourhood, I went thither, and after I 
 was come out of it, fome of my intimate 
 Friends inquired of me, how Things went in 
 the High Cevennes? Very well /aid J, but 
 our Friends there make fad Complaints a- 
 gainft the young Men of our Diftrift; That 
 vie live here quietly , when our Br ether en are 
 fighting, and that we let them be murther'd with- 
 
 I out giving them the leafl AJJiftance. To which 
 I added, We are indeed Cowards if we do not 
 join with them in endeavouring to deliver our Re- 
 
5<5 M E MO IR S of the 
 
 lations and Friends out of 'Prifon, and to free our-' 
 felvesfrom the PerfecUlion we are groanim un- 
 der, and that our Religion ought to be dearer to us 
 than our Lives. After giving them federal ci- 
 thers to the fame Purpofe,. they ask'd me, 
 jfi/hat they could do to make a powerful Diver/ton 
 in their behalf? When I faw them Co well 
 inclined, I made a Motion to meet together 
 as privately, and with as many Men as we 
 conld ; and then to confider on fome Way 
 or other to aft vigoroufly and effectually. A 
 Barn between Anduz,e and Alex, being ap- 
 pointed for our Rendezvous, thither we went 
 in the Night, and at the appointed Time to 
 the Number of Eighteen young Men, (the 
 eldeftofus not above four and twenty Years 
 of Age :) When we had long difcourfed on 
 fcveral Particulars concerning our intended 
 Project, it had like to have died in the Birth, 
 for want of Arms, the molt necefiary Things 
 for its Accomplifhment ; for having inquired 
 how well provided we were with them, we 
 found among us all, but one light Gun and 
 twelve Swords ; infomuch that fomc of our 
 Friends being difpirited, they could no more 
 undertake to fight, than to remove a Moun- 
 tain with r.heir fingers* But I defired them 
 not to de/pondjj fctt kftfW ©f a Way, whereby 
 
 we 
 

 Wars of the Cevennes, 57 
 
 we fhould be fupply'd with as many Arms 
 and Weapons as we had Occafion for, not 
 only for the Prefent, but alfo for the Time 
 to come; which was to go into Priefls 
 Houfes, wherein I knew there was a good 
 Store of them. 
 
 I N Order thereto, the firft Attempt we 
 made, was againfl: the Prielt of St. Ma ^' ; ->or/t.Mar- 
 a Village a League from Anduz,e ; he ^as af/"'sdif- 
 good natur'd Man enough, a Mer.y Com- armt * 
 panion, and of no perfecuting Temper. Whea 
 all the Proteftants were by the King's Order 
 difarm'd, he could not avoid receiving and 
 keeping in his Houfe the Arms of his Pro- 
 teftant Pariftioners, and I knew that in that 
 little Arfenal, there were as many of them as 
 would ferve our prefent Turn. That we 
 might the better fuccecd in our Defign, we 
 made Ufe on this Occafion, as well as en 
 fey eral others, of fome Stratagems, fuch as 
 to put on Counterfeit Habits, and Whiskers^ 
 to make a great Noifc in coming into Houfes, 
 and to fpeak an odd Kind of a Language, 
 which we underftood not ourfelves, that we 
 might not be known, but be taken for Fore- 
 igners; and that People might believe we 
 \vere more numerous than really we were. 
 H Hence 
 
58 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 Hence it wai chat dicy a while fancied, there 
 were a great many Sti eisamongft us, as 
 Engiijh, Dutch and Ge. mam ; thus difguifed, 
 we went ioruy ^Lcut ten of the Clock at 
 Night, and kneck'd at the PrieiTs Door, 
 who immedia^'v open'd it, thinking perhaps, 
 that fome Pa nlhi oners came to defire him to 
 go and give the extreme Untlion to a Patient. 
 He was very much furprifed to fee Eighteen 
 youilg Men skipping one after 'another into 
 his Rc'jfe, but we foon put him out of his 
 Fears, by telling him, that we came not to do 
 him any Harm a but to defire him to deliver 
 up to us the Arms he had in his Cuftody, 
 which he did, without any more ado. We 
 took each of us a Gun and a Sword, and the 
 Fnefi was fo thankful to us, that we ask'd 
 of him nothing elie but his Arms, that he 
 treated us handfomely. There was indeed a 
 a young Man in our Troop whom the Priefl 
 had compell'd to pay him fome Fines for 
 havipg not been at Mafs, that to be reveng'd 
 ofhimfet his Stack of Hay on Fire: And 
 this was all the .Lofs he fuflained from us 
 during the whole War. This Expedition 
 bwing over we went away as privately as 
 poffible. 
 
 SOME 
 
Wars of theC evennes. 59 
 
 SOME Days after we went again, in Jourdar. 
 the Night to Bagar, a Village between Alez, ^t^by 
 and Anduz,e ; there was living in that Place the Male, 
 one Jourdan, formerly a Proteftant, but -who contents * 
 was turned Papift, and a great Persecutor : 
 'Twas the fame Man who about five Years 
 before had killed Vivans a Student in divinity, 
 and a Preacher, as well as other Perfons in the 
 Congregations, for which he had been well re- 
 warded by the King. He had then a good 
 Store of Arms in his Houfe ; we went and 
 knock'd at the Door, but no Body coming 
 to open it, we broke it « -pen ; Then his 
 Wife came to us, andaskV, What was cur Bu- 
 fnefs ? We anfwer'd, lhat we warned to 
 fpeak to her Huiband, and to take the Arms, 
 he bad in his Cuflody. As fa my Husband, 
 faid (he, He is gone to Alez to male Vintage, 
 and for the Arms, you may, if you pltafe, take 
 them all away : Mean Time, one or our Com- 
 pany found him hid under a Bed, and made 
 him tho' with much Relu&ancy come from 
 under it ; and demanded of him whether he 
 remember'd not that he had killed Vivans and 
 others ? To which he anfwer'd, He bad 
 done it by the King's Order, and was very forry 
 for it : And we are very forry too, faid we, 
 To fee our felves obliged to put you to death, but 
 thereby our Enemies will fee that vie can make 
 Ha u fe 
 
60 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 ufe ofReprifals: After having exhorted him, 
 to beg God's Pardon, for his Sins and Mur- 
 thers, and giving him Time to fay his Pray- 
 ers, we fhot him to Death. The fame Night 
 we burn'd the Church of St. Chrijlol, becaufe 
 they intended to put a Garrifon in it, which 
 would have been very troublefome to us. 
 
 THESE Particulars were foon brought 
 to the Count of Broglio, and even mightily 
 magnified ,• for they told him that we were 
 •fix Hundred Men, and that there were many 
 Strangers fpeaking unknown Languages a- 
 amongft us. The Count thought at firft 
 that the Barbets of the High Cevennes were 
 come down into the Low ones, and therefore 
 made hafte to flop the Combuftion with as 
 many Troops as he could get together on a 
 a fudden : But the Truth of it is y at that 
 Time we were but twenty Men in all, who 
 had engaged themfelves to one another, never 
 to feperate, and were in a perpetual Motion, 
 making every Night fome Expedition or other, 
 fometimes iti one Place, and fometimes in a- 
 nother. For in a few Days, or rather Nights, 
 we removed into fome other remote Place, in 
 Order to perform fome fmall Expedition. 
 
 THERE 
 
Wars of ACEV.ENNES, 61 
 
 THERE was at that Time one la La Porte 
 
 Pcrte, not the fame Pcrfon To often mentioned ^Maie- 
 inthefe Memoirs, but a Gentleman of a good contents 
 Family in Miallet in the Cevennes : He had youftg 
 been well educated, and was gone to Nimes Men. 
 to avoid the violent Perfecution in his Country, 
 butasfoon as he heard of our Infurre&ion ; 
 he fent us an Exprefs to tell us he intended 
 to join us, and the Matter was fo well con- 
 cerned, that he came fafe to us in the Wood 
 of Tourr.ac, with twenty eight young Men of 
 Nimes. This is the fame Perfon who after 
 took upon him the Name cf Roland; the fame Jakes up- 
 Day he came amongft us, we had an En- on him 
 counter with a Detachment of St. John oi^j^l 
 Serves ,a good League from Anduz,e y under the 
 Command of la BrUgiere i then Major of that 
 Town ; he was a great Perfecuror of the Pro- 
 teftants, and on that Account we defired 
 
 mightily to come up with him, but he would LaBrugier 
 
 defeated. 
 not grant us Time to do it, for as foon as the 
 
 Fight began he ran away ; his Detachment 
 
 was defeated, many of them {lain, and many 
 
 upon begging Quarters, received k t after 
 
 they were disarmed. From thence we went Several 
 
 to Quijfac-ward a Woody Country j where difarmed 
 
 we difarm'd fome Salt keepers which were by the 
 
 in the Glafs-Houfe of la Rouvie?e 3 as well as ^iT*' 
 
 the 
 
61 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 the Papifts of Serignac, Conibas, Vic and Mont- 
 miratj to whome we did no Hurt, becaufe 
 they very willingly deliver'd up their Arms. 
 From thefe Places we return'd towards Andu- 
 z,e y where in a few Days we fet on Fire the 
 Churches, or rather Citadells ofGaviac y Lefan, 
 Cardet and Monaftter Abby of Toitrnac. 
 
 CAPTAINS Porte fent me Word, 
 he defired to concert with me about what we 
 were to do for the Time to come, I ftay'd a 
 Day for him in a Wood near Genair argues, 
 whither he came with four of his Men; He, 
 Roland and I, went a little afide from our 
 Men, with fome,ofourmoft intimate Friends, 
 and having difcourfed a while upon our pre- 
 fent Condition, we agreed that towards mak- 
 ing a powerful Diverfion, it would be necef- 
 fary to form three feparate Bodies ; and act 
 They di- aC the fame Time in three different Places, 
 aft ^"3 This being refolved upon, Captain la Porte, 
 different went towards la Sale ; and St. John of Gar- 
 Parues. j onnen q ues with thirty, and I march'd to- 
 wards Ufesy with the like Number. Count 
 Broglio came to attack me, and punned me 
 four Days, which obliged me to retire into 
 the Wood of Vaquieres, where he intended 
 nothing lefs than to have ftarv'd me, but 
 
 by 
 
Wars of the Cevennes, 63 
 
 by good Luck I avoided the prefent Danger : 
 For the General having received News, that 
 la Porte had burn'd the Church of Brenous 
 near Alez,, he was neceffitated to go where 
 his Help was more requisite. As foon as he 
 arrived at Brenous, he heard that la Porte was 
 retir'd, and that Roland had difarm'd the 
 Papifts about la Sale ; upon which he march'd 
 towards this laft Place, in Order to fight 
 Roland. In the mean Time I made good 
 Ufe of his Abfence, came out of the Wood, 
 and went down into Vaunages to cut out 
 Work there for the General. 
 
 H E had been fo cautious as to fend a 
 Company of Soldiers whereof the greateft 
 Part were Germans to Garrifon Calvifm, and 
 order'd them to purfue, and fight us the nrft 
 Opportunity, which they did ; for having got 
 Intelligence that we were in a Barn in the 
 midfl of an Olive Wood near St. Comar, they 
 came thither in all Hafte being fifty in Num- 
 ber, well arm'd and difciplin'd, whereas we 
 were but five and thirty in all, and very raw 
 too. They had indeed furprifed us in the 
 Barn, had not one of our Sentinels fent us 
 Word that they were near at Hand; being 
 frighted at the News, we had fcarce Time 
 
<>4 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 to come out and fct ourfeives in Order behind 
 the Wall of the Olive Wood, (which was of 
 good Ufeto us, in as much as it hinder'd the 
 Enemy from difcovering how few we were :) 
 They made their firft Charge with great Brisk- 
 nefs,and weendur'd it with as much Patience, 
 but obferving the flood ftil], as fearing we 
 were more numerous than realy we were ; 
 we gave them no Time to charge again, but 
 chme out of our Intrenchment, and nYd up- 
 on them, fo warmly and fo directly, that 
 Garrifon twenty of them were kiird upon the Spot: 
 fal^f 1 The Remainder betook themfelves to their 
 Heels, and ran away in all Hafte as far as 
 Cahifon^nd we loft but one Man. 
 
 THIS was the firft Time that the Ene- 
 my could reach and fight us in the Low Ce- 
 vennes, and tho' this Victory of ours was not 
 coirfiderable, yet it made a great Noife in 
 the Country, and incited fome young Men 
 to come over to us j infomuch .that in a few 
 Days, our Troop increafed to three Score 
 and Ten Men. The firft Thing we did, af- 
 ter the Enemy was out of Sight, was to prof. 
 trate our felves on the Field of Battle -, to 
 give Almighty God hearty Thanks for his ex- 
 traordinary A fliftance, and to beg the Conti- 
 nuance 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 6$ 
 
 nuance of his Bleflings and Protection. There 
 is no Need of inquiring whether we were 
 overjoy'd and encouraged by this good Suc- 
 cess. Our Joy was fo much the greater, as 
 we hoped not for the Victory ; our chief Aim 
 being rather to defend ourfelves than to con- 
 quer. But when we faw thofe running away 
 whom welook'd upon as invincible, we en- 
 tertained great Hopes for the Future. 
 
 CAPTAIN Efperandieu about that 
 Time came to us, he was born at Foifac near 
 Ufez,, he had been an Officer in the King's 
 Army, and was indowed with as much Con- 
 duct and Prudence, as was requisite towards 
 carrying on any important Bufinefs. I took up- 
 on me to ask himfuch Queftions as thefe, IVhj 
 be was ? From whence he came ? and what he came 
 to us for? To which he gave fatisfac~tory 1 An- 
 fwers, and the next Day after his Arrival he 
 took me afide,and defir'd to know of me, who 
 wasourCommander?I told him we had none, 
 but were all Commanders who had taken 
 Arms to avoid Perfecution, and ro endeavour 
 to deliver out of Prifon our Parents, Reiati- 
 - ons and Friends ; and that all thofe who 
 join with us for that End lhould be very 
 Welcome. To which he reply'd that he 
 I came 
 
 \ 
 
66 M E M O I R S of the 
 
 " came not for any other Purpofe, but that 
 u he had learned more by Experience, than 
 " we who were as yet very Young ,• and that 
 " it was abfolutely neceffary for us to have a 
 " Commander ; otherwife, confufion and Dif- 
 <-' order would foon be amongfi:, and deftroy 
 C( us/' He made a long Difcourfe to me, to 
 pro' e the Neceifity and Ufefulnefs of having 
 a Commander to head us; and enforcing Ar- 
 guments and Examples. I liked very well 
 his Difcourfe, and acquainted immediately 
 my Friends with it, who alfo approved of it ; 
 but we did not for the Pre fen t follow his Ad- 
 vice, Efperandien was foon toilow'd by one 
 Raftakt, born at Rocboude y ncdr Alez, ; he had 
 alfo ferved in the King's Army, and brought 
 a good Recruit along with him. By the Ar- 
 rival of thefe two Officers, we were mightily 
 ■encourag'J, and our Spirits rai fed to great 
 Undertakings. 
 
 COUNT Bwglio was at la Sale , when 
 he receiv'd the ill News of the Defeat of the 
 Garrifon of Cafoifon, and was fo furpris'd to 
 hear, that a Company of weildifciplin'd Sol- 
 diers, and more numerous than we were, had 
 been beaten by a few raw young Men, that 
 lie immediately hafted with a few Indepen- 
 dent 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 67 
 
 ant Companyes to their Relief, and to our 
 . Ruin : But having mfder Hand timely No- 
 tice of his coming, we retir'd into a Moun- 
 tainous Woody Country near Ufez,. 
 
 THAT General wat not got half Way 
 before he heard of our Efcape, he return'd 
 and purfued us two Days, and forced us into 
 MtiiUerargue\ Wood : But his Troops fur- 
 rounding only Part of it, we went out ano- 
 ther Way; and march'd towards Ufez,, When 
 we were upon the Road, we were inform'd, % e \ veret 
 that the Papifts of Beheret had burn'd the BurnU, 
 Dwelling Houfes of the Proteflants of that 
 Town, and fome of the Neighbourhood ; by 
 Way of Repnfal, we thought our felves obli- 
 ged to have the Houfes of the Papifts there- 
 in fet on Fire, and by that Example to teach 
 thofe of other Countries tobe more Wifeand 
 Moderate : Which being executed we dif- 
 arm'd the Papifts of Seines i Vendras, Funs, le 
 Roux and other Villages. All this Time, 
 Count Broaliu was in purfuit of us at fome 
 diftance ; but we knowing the Country very 
 well, conftantiy gave him the Slip : While 
 he was purfuing us, an Exprefs came to tell 
 him, that la Porte had beaten up the Garri- 
 fon of Pompidou confiding of Fifty Men, and 
 I 2 difarmed 
 
68 MEMOIRS, u/fk 
 
 di farmed St. Stephen ,of J/aiUakrgne and fomc 
 other Villages ; and fliat Roland was doing 
 the fame about la Sale. When he faw the' 
 Fire increafing more and more, he left us, and 
 went to Anduz,e to advife there upon Ways 
 and Means to flop our Progrefs. And in 
 Order thereto, he wenthimfelf againft Roland, 
 and fent Capt. Poul againfl la Porte. True it 
 is that this Capt. attack'd and beat la Porte 
 two or three Times, but could never over- 
 come him, he the faid Poul maintained him- 
 felf, and continued for a while to be the Ter- 
 rour of the high Cevennes. 
 
 WHEM I knew Count Broglio was got 
 
 a little Diftance from me, I went towards 
 
 Anduz,e, where I was in great danger of my 
 
 Life: For intending to fpeak to a Friend of 
 
 mine dwelling at St. Hil/ere, a League from 
 
 Alez,. I went thither in the Night with 
 
 three of my Comrades. No fooner were we 
 
 got into the Village but we heard one crying, 
 
 Who's there? 'Twas a Detachment come 
 
 that very Day from Alez, to have a watchful 
 
 Col Eye upon us: When I perceived the unex- 
 
 *m danger pected Danger we were in, I advi&'d my 
 
 of being Friends to ftand as near the Wall as poflible, 
 talun at r » 
 
 st.Billere. and to choofe rather to be kill'd than to fur- 
 render 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 69 
 
 render themfelves. I made a mot ac the firfl 
 Enemy that came near me, but my Gun only 
 flafh'd in the Pan ; I had by good Luck a 
 Piltol at my Girdle which I took and cock'd, 
 but the Soldier being frighted at it durft not 
 come at me, nay he went afide, 1 made fpeedy 
 Ufe of this Opportunity and retir'd though 
 they fir'd upon me. Two of my Friends 
 were not fo happy as I, for after one of them 
 had unfeafonably fir'd, fome Soldier fell up- 
 on, and took him as he was turning himfelf 
 to run away: The other was kill'd upon the 
 Spot, and the third made his Efcape with 
 me. I made Hafte to our Troop which was 
 not far off, acquainting them with our Mif- 
 fortune, and deuYd them to follow me in Or- 
 der to refcue our Comrade. We went im- 
 mediately to the Village, and found the great- 
 eft Part of the Enemy got into two Houfes, 
 they defended themfelves bravely, in Hopes 
 that the Succour they expe&ed from Alez, t 
 would foon arrive ; but the worft on't was, Co 
 yiolentaRainfell upon us, that we were forc'd 
 to give over both our Attack, and our Com- 
 rade ; who a Month after was broke alive 
 upon the Wheel at Nimes , however wc took 
 lome of thofe Soldiers, who had no Time to 
 get into Houfes Prifoners, and fhot them to 
 
 Death. 
 
70 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Death. The next Night we went to Ribaute, 
 (the Place where I was born ) in order to dif- 
 arm the Inhabitants of it, but they were got 
 into the Caftle; the Gate whereof they de- 
 fended fo well by firing upon us, that three 
 of our Men were kill'd and fome wounded, 
 in fomuch that we were oblig'd to withdraw, 
 and go upon a high Monntain, but as foon 
 as we arrived there, fo violent a Rain fell up- 
 us, that we were conftrained to fheltcr our- 
 felves in great Caverns and Dens, and remain 
 there two Days in Want of all Neceflaries, 
 till it was over. 
 
 FROM thence we went towards Gene- 
 
 „ rarwes near Anduz,e, ; the Marquis who was 
 Capt. Ca- ** 6 , ' J „ . _ . l . . . 
 
 valher en- Governor, and la Co/tc Major or it hearing 
 deavours wc were m t j lc Neighbourhood, order'dmoft. 
 the Colo- of the Citizens to go out againft us under the 
 nel, but Command of Captain CavaBier, a Relation of 
 p f e# mine : But on fuch Occafions as this Alli- 
 ance in Blood fignifies little. When I faw him 
 coming up to me, I made my felf Mafter of a 
 little Hill, having two or three Paths reach- 
 ing from the Top of it to a Rivelet, which 
 with its Streams, furrounded it in Part; as 
 foon as he was advane'd about half Way up 
 the Hill, I went down, pafs'd over the Brook, 
 
 halted 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 71 
 
 hiked and faced him. When he faw me 
 thus pofted, he began to move down, and I to 
 march along the Rivelet, and to climb up a- 
 nother Way ; we play'd the fame Game over 
 and over, but he could never overtake me. 
 We indeed fir'd feveral Times upon one ano- 
 ther, but a far off, and without any Damage 
 to either Party ,• when the Captain perceived 
 he was not that way able to come to Blows, 
 he divided his Men into Platoons, to flop the 
 Avenues, I did the fame, and polled fome 
 Soldiers behind the Walls, commanding the 
 Paflfages. My Coufin feeing me fo well in- 
 trench'd did not attack me, tho' he had two 
 to one, but retir'd foftly, being no Doubt ve- 
 ry forry he had not beat me with the Militia 
 of Anduz,e i as he had promis'd General Brog- 
 lio, to do. 
 
 I likewife retir'd, for Fear Capt. Cavalier 
 fhould come back again with more Forces 
 than before againft me, and with intent to 
 afford Captain Roland fome Help, who was 
 vigoroufly purfu'd by Count Broglio i but the 
 Count had fo watchful an Eye upon me, that 
 he hinder'd me from joining Roland. From 
 thence I marched towards la Porte's Quarters 
 to try fome Way or other to join him, but 
 
 Captain 
 
71 MEMO IKS of the 
 
 Captain Pout who purfued him clofe, took 
 care to prevent if, When I faw I could be 
 of no Ufe either to Roland, or la Porte, I 
 went down towards Nimes and Somicres, on 
 purpofe to make Devaluations there, hop- 
 ing thereby, to oblige either Count Broglio, 
 or Capt. Poul or both, to give over purfuing 
 them, and to haften to put a Stop to my Pro- 
 les dS" grefs. In order thereto the rlrft Thing I did 
 armd. was to difarm the two Villages of Fons and 
 GaganSy but the Governor of Nimes hearing 
 of it ordered immediatly the Militia of Nimes 
 and fomeindependant Companies to march out 
 and fight us, I was foon inform'd of it ; and 
 finding the Match unequal, I made hafle to 
 return into my Galleries, viz,, the Woods of 
 Mail/erarques and Teufet. When we were there, 
 News was brought to us, that the Foot Re- 
 giments of la Fare and Tournac, were come 
 into the Country, to ferve againft us. But 
 for all that we difarm'd the Papifls of V'ex.en- 
 obres, and went towards St. Hyalite topro- 
 voke'the Garrifon of it, but they not being 
 willing to come out, we burn'd the Church 
 in the Suburbs. 
 
 CAPTAIN Bimar received Orders to 
 fall upon the Maleeontents -, and was over- 
 
 joy'd 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. 73 
 
 joy'd at that honour, and march'd in hafte 
 towards us, fhewing in his Hand (every Place 
 he went through) a Purfe wherein were a 
 hundred Piitoles ; faying, that before he had 
 {pent 'em, he would deftroy all the Rebels. 
 When he was near us, and was told we were 
 but few in Number in the Wood of Vacquiers, 
 He took a Guide along with him to find us 
 out, and faid feveral Times to his Soldiers; 
 that this Time he had us in his Power ; 
 while we being but Foutfcore Men in all, did 
 not think fit to come out of the Wood to 
 fight him ; but knowing by our Intelligences 
 he intended to force us in the very Place we 
 were in, refolved to let him march quietly 
 half a league into the Wood, he being to 
 march through narrow Defile, in order to come 
 to us. And&accordingly Revenel, who that 
 very Morning arrived with twelve Men, and 
 Efperandieu and Rafleles polled themfelves 
 with fome young Men at the end of the De- 
 file, and placed three Centrys at a diftance 
 from them, charging them to fire as foon as 
 Captain Bimard fhould come near them, all 
 the other Soldiers being commanded to file off, 
 a little from both fides of the Paffage and or- 
 dered to run towards it as foon as they fhould 
 hear three Shots, which was as well execu- 
 K. led 
 
74 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ted as contrived ; for no fooncr had Captain 
 Bimard come to the Place nVd upon, but the 
 Centrys fired on him, and our Men hearing 
 the fignal, made hafte to the Enemy, who 
 feeing thcmfelves on afudden furrounded, 
 did what they cou'd to defend their lives ; 
 but Bimard being the firft that fell dead on 
 the Spot, they turn'd their Backs and ran out 
 Bimird °f tne Wood ; we purfued them a League 
 Uih'd firing continually upon them, feveral of them 
 (through fear many times) tumbling one upon 
 the other, fo that there was no difficulty in 
 killing 'em, and really there were two thirds 
 of that Detachment flain in the Wood: and 
 on our fide, only four Men wounded. Af- 
 ter which compleat Victory, we return'd to 
 the Field of Battle to give our hearty thanks 
 to Almighty God, for his extraordinary 
 afliftance, and afterwards ftrip'd the Corps of 
 the Enemy, and fecured their Arms. We 
 found the Purfe of one hundred Piftoles in 
 Capt. Bimard's Pocket, which was very ac- 
 ceptable, for we flood in great need thereof, 
 and expended part ofit in buying Hats, Shoes 
 and Stockings for thofe who wanted them, 
 and with the remainder bought fix great 
 Mule loads of Brandy from a Merchant who 
 was fending it to be fold at Anduz,e Market. 
 
 On 
 
Wwjc/fikCEVENNES. 75 
 
 On the Sunday following which was very re- 1 702, 
 markable, being Ckriflmu-Day, we found our- 
 felves near Montez,e upon the River Gar don, 
 and refolv'd to keep that holy Day as devout- 
 ly, and as folemnly as poffible : Accordingly 
 we gave all our Proteftant Neighbours timely 
 Notice of our defign, and there came to the 
 Number of about five hundred to join with 
 us in Prayer: But Mr. Dela Hay the Go- 
 vernor of Alez,, being acquainted thereof, or- 
 der'd immediately all the new Converts, who 
 were affected to the King's fervice, to take 
 Arms, obliged the Gentry to mount on Horfe- 
 back, and commanded them to march with 
 part of his Garrifon, being in all about fix 
 hundred Men. There was among them, a 
 Gentleman named St. Sebafiien^ who had been 
 for a long time Captain of Horfe, and a brave 
 Man. To him the Governor gave the com- 
 mand of the Horfe. When Dela Hay faw 
 himfelf thus attended he became Co confident 
 of the Victory, that he ordered a Mule to be 
 laden with Ropes, faying he would have all 
 the Rebels bound and hang'd In all Corners 
 of the City : By our Spyes we were foon 
 inform'd of what was tranfacting at Akz, y 
 fo that having difmifs'd all thofe who for de > 
 votion fake came to us, we met together to 
 
 deli- 
 
J6 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 deliberate about what we were to do, fome 
 were of Opinion to avoid fighting and retire 
 into the Wood near at hand, but I inform'd 
 them that upon the Road, through which 
 the Enemy was to come towards us, there 
 was an intrenchment, which like a Curtain 
 would cover all our Body, fhelter us from 
 the Horfe and Gun-fhots, and hinder the E- 
 nemy from difcovering our fmall Number ; 
 adding, that if they would take the advantage 
 of that Place and fet themfelves in order as I 
 fhouJd direct, I hop'd with God's Affiftance 
 we fhou'd at leaft be able to repulfe the Ene- 
 my. Efperanditu went with me immediatly to 
 take a View of the Ground, and (aid he found 
 it very advantagious. My Comrade hearing 
 the report told me they wou'd leave the Ma- 
 nagement of it to me, accordingly without 
 looling a Minute's time; I order'd 'em to 
 march immediately, and poft themfelves be- 
 hind the intrenchment ; where I placed them 
 as much to advantage aspoffible. When the 
 Enemy had difcover'd us thus difpos'd, 'tis 
 true they march'd directly to us ; but a&ed 
 quite contrary to what a skilful General would 
 have done: For whereas they 'fhould have 
 attack'd us with the Foot, they did it with 
 the Horfe. Which blunder was the caufe of 
 
 their 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 77 
 
 their Mifcarriage. For as foon as I faw them 
 within a fmall diitance, I bid fome of my 
 Men to fire three or four fhots, which they 
 did with Succefs. The Governor's Aid dc 
 Camp being (lain by his fide, and St. Sdafiiens 
 Horfe fhot under him ; their Horfe made a 
 general difcharge upon us, but without any 
 hurt, and then we came out of our Intrench- 
 ment,and marching directly towards them, we 
 fell fo briskly upon them, that the Troops 
 went back and put the Foot behind them in 
 diforder; which when we perceiv'd, we Q OVernor 
 allow'd them no time to rally, but pufti'd ofAlez 
 them with fuch fury, that they were put to defated « 
 flight. The Governor feeing the confufion, 
 went one Way and his Soldiers another. 
 When we perceived the general rout, we 
 pull'd off our Coats to run after them the 
 fatter, and purfu'd them as Hounds do Stags, 
 gleaning now and then fome of them. A 
 quarter of a League from the Place of the at- 
 tack, they met a relief of two hundred Men 
 of Marcillis's Regiment, who endeauour'd to 
 rally them; but wepurfa'd 'em fo clofe, that 
 they had no Time to do it, and were even 
 obliged to betake themfelves to their Heels, 
 and follow their Comrades. Wepurfued them . 
 haif an Hour more picking up now and then 
 
 fome 
 
78 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 fome of them, till they fhutthemfelves upinSt. 
 Criftol's Caftle, wherein they intrenched them- 
 felves, otherwife, we had accompanied them 
 to the Gates of Alez,. But being content to 
 have driven them to that Place, we retiYd 
 with the lofs only of fix Men, and four woun- 
 ded -, but the Enemy loft near one hundred, 
 Men without including the wounded. We 
 found near the field of Battle, the load of 
 Ropes the Governor had prepared for us, 
 but medled not with them, nor never heard 
 whether he fent for them to keep them for 
 a better Opportunity, however we ftay'd an 
 Hour in the Field of Battle, to render our hear- 
 ty thanks to Almighty God who had fought 
 ours, and to carry two loads of Ammuniti- 
 on and a good quantity of Arms which the 
 Enemy had thrown from them, to lighten their 
 flight. The next Day Count Broglio came 
 toAlez,y to hearten the Governor, who ftood 
 in great need of it fince he was the firft who 
 ran away in hafle, to go and order the Gates 
 of both the Citadel and Town to be (hut up, 
 and barricaded, for fear we fhould come and 
 force 'em. 
 
 THE next Day we went into the Wood 
 near Vizenobres, where we were in no fear of 
 
 the 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 79 
 
 the Enemy, and then we ferioufly difcours'd 
 about electing a Commander, and in order, 
 thereto we met together about Noon : A 
 great many were for Raftelet, who was a 
 Man of courage and experience ; but after Theeiefti- 
 haif an Hour's debate of the Matter, I was comman- 
 unanimoufly chofen by all, upon account I der. 
 think of the good Advice I had given them 
 the Day before, and the glorious Vi&ory 
 which fucceeded. I was fo much the more 
 furpriz'd at it, by how much the lefs I expec- 
 ted it ; and tho' I excufed my felf all I cou'd 
 on account both of my youth and want of 
 experience, it availed me Nothing; for they 
 were as urgent upon me to make me ac- 
 cept thereof, as I was defirous to decline 
 it. But when I found that all the reafons I 
 cou'd alledge were not fufficient to prevail 
 upon them, I told them plainly, that if they 
 would choofe me for their Commander, I ex- 
 pected to be obey'd as fuch. To which they 
 unanimoufly agreed, and vefted in me the 
 Power of life and death over the Troop 
 without being obliged to call a Court-Martial ; 
 never thelefs I did not any thing without the 
 advice of fix of my Chief Officers. 
 
 TWO 
 
So MEMOIRS of the 
 
 The Dif- TWO Days after I order'd my Troop.to 
 Savlef. march towards a Wood between Durfon and 
 St. Ipolite, intending to meet Roland there, 
 whom I had fent an Exprefs to, and who 
 came at the Day appointed. Having join'd 
 our two Troops together, we found ourfelves 
 to be 230 Men ftrong; and whereas we flood 
 in need of both Arms and Gun-powder, the 
 firft Thing we did to get fome, was to go and 
 difarm the Papifts of Savues, which was a 
 flrong wall'd Town, and built at the Foot of 
 a Hill upon the River Vidourh. We conclu- 
 ded, there was not a more probable Way of 
 fucceeding in our Undertaking, than to fend 
 a Detachment of fourty Men to burn the 
 Church of Manoubkt, which the Enemy had 
 lately fortify *d to put a Garifon in, and there- 
 by to make the Inhabitants of Savues believe 
 we were buify in another Place. In the mean 
 Time I detached an Officer with fifty Men, 
 commanding them to go dire&ly to Savues, 
 and to make as if they belonged to the Coun- 
 try Militia, by putting (as thefe conftantly 
 ufed) a Tuft of white Ribands m the Cocks 
 of their Hats. When my Officer came to 
 the Gates of the Barrier, the Centry de- 
 manded, who he was, and from whence he 
 came? He anfwered, they bclong'd to the 
 
 Country 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 8r 
 
 Country Militia, and were their Friends, but 
 having been in Purfuit of the Barbets, were 
 fatigued and came to their Town to refrefb. 
 thcmfclves. The Governour of Savues at firfl 
 would not give his Confent, But at length 
 with fair Words he was admitted and went 
 up to the Market Place, where he fet his 
 Men inBattalia; which done, he boldly went to 
 the Governor and begg'd Leave to buy 
 Victuals, which was alfo granted him ; when 
 Roland and I perceived my Officer had cer- 
 tainly got into the Town, we came near it 
 with the reft of our Troops, but when the 
 Centry faw us, he gave notice thereof to the 
 Cor de Guard, and the Cor de Guard to the 
 Governor, who thereupon immediately went 
 to my Officer, and ask'd him, it fome of his 
 Men were not following to join him ? But 
 he anfwering No ; the Governor faid, Then 
 there is a great Body of Soldiers coming di- 
 re&ly hither ; to which my Officer reply'd, 
 Perhaps they are Barbets, let them come, 
 you'll fee how I'll receive 'em. When the In- 
 habitants were convinced we were coming to 
 give them a Vifit, they betook themfelves to 
 their Arms, and begg'd my Officer's Affift- 
 ance, taking him for a Friend, who replyed 
 he was very glad he had come in due Time 
 L to 
 
8z MEMOIRS, of tin 
 
 to their Relief, and was ready to follow them 
 to the Barrier, and hinder the Barbets from 
 coming in. When we were come within Gun- 
 flhot, we gave out a Pfalm, which was the 
 Signal agreed upon ; and then my Officer 
 bid the Inhabitants lay down their Arms, o- 
 therwife he would fire upon them : At which 
 unexpected Compliment being very much fur- 
 priz'd, and perceiving themfelves furrounded, 
 became like Statues immoveable ; fo that wc 
 entred into the Town without any Oppo- 
 fition. After which We loft no Time ; for 
 with all the Diligence imaginable, we fearch- 
 cd all the Popifh Houfes, and carried off all 
 the Arms and Ammunition which were found, 
 and after reFrefhing our-felves for fome Time, 
 we went out without doing further Mifchief 
 than burning of a Chappel. The Governor 
 of St. Ifolyte, a Town about a League from 
 SavueSj being timely inform'd of what was 
 tranfaded, hafted with four hundred Men 
 of his Garrifon to fuccour the Inhabitants 
 of Savites, but he came too late, for when he 
 was in fight of us, knowing he was a great 
 deal (Ironger than we ; we thought the beft 
 ,way to avoid righting, was to march falter 
 than ordinary thro' hollow and private Ways, 
 and the approaching of the Night favour y d 
 
 our 
 
Warsof ACevennes. 8} 
 
 I our Retreat to the Wood of Cannes, being 
 then at Hand. When the Governor faw he 
 could not come at us he retir'd ; and we went 
 far into that Wood, and march'd all the 
 Night long, for fear he ftiould the Day fol- 
 lowing return and vifit us, and this fear caufed 
 fome of our Men to throw away fome of the 
 Arms we had taken, that they might march 
 with lefs trouble. One may here reafonably 
 
 J wonder that in an undertaking as bold, and 
 as dangerous as this was, and wherein we in 
 all Probability were to perifli ; not one of 
 us received any harm. 
 
 SOME Days after I went towards Luj- 
 fan to take a little reft there, but meeting on 
 the Road a Recruit, of about forty Men,^ go- 
 ing into Italy, we kill'd and took part of 'em, 
 and the reft ran away. When they were flip- 
 ping and fearching the dead Man's Cloaths. 
 There was found in the Commanding Offi- 
 cer's Pocket, ah order dircded to all the 
 Town Majors and Confuls of each Town 
 he pafs'd through, to lodge both him and his 
 Recruits : Which Order being brought to 
 me, I read it, and feeing befides a good quan- 
 tity of new Cloaths and Hats, on the Ground ; 
 I immediately conceived an attempt no lefs 
 L 2 bold 
 
84 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 bold than dangerous, and refolved to lay all 
 at flake for the Succefs of it. In the Way 
 thro' which, I was very often obligM to pafs, 
 from the adjacent Parts of Ufez, towards An- 
 duz,e, and from thofe otAnduz,e towards Ufez, y 
 There was a Place call'd the Caftle oiServas ; 
 a League diftant from Alez,> built upon a high 
 and fteep Hill ,• the Accefs thereto, was fo . 
 difficult, that it was impoffiblc to take it by 
 force : There was in it a Garrifon, confid- 
 ing of forty Men, who were great Perfecu- 
 tors and had murthered feveral Proteftants of 
 the Neighbourhood ; which was very trouble- 
 {ome to us in our March, difcovering our 
 going forwards and backwards, and giving 
 the Enemy Notice thereof; fo that I was ve- 
 ry defirous to remove that Eye fore. But we 
 had neither Ladders nor Cannons, and tho* 
 we fhould have all Things requifice for a 
 s Siege, we wanted Time. Upon which Oc- 
 calion I made ufe of the following Stratagem 
 to fuprife the Place. In the Officer's Pocket, 
 (as I've already obferv'd) wno commanded 
 the Recruits which I had that Morning de- 
 feated ; an Order was found figned by Count 
 Broglio the King's Lieutenant, and by Baviile 
 Intendant of the Province, Commanding and 
 Enjoy ning, all Confute, Bailiffs and others, of 
 
 what 
 
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 what Town foever through which the faid 
 Officer fhotild pafs, to Quarter him and his 
 Soldiers : And intending to make ufe of this 
 Order, as the true Key to open the Gates of 
 the Caftie ; I pitched upon fix flout and bold 
 Soldiers of mine, and chiefly upon one, who 
 in the laft encounter had been wounded in 
 the Arm, and whofe Sleeve was ft ill Bloody. 
 I ordered them to he bound in their Barbets 
 Habits with Ropes, and to march at the head 
 of my Troop guarded by twelve Men, who 
 put on their new Hats and Coats taken from 
 the King's Soldiers lately flain ; but being 
 thusEquip'd we arrived at Les Plans the near- 
 eft Village to Servas, I went to the Conful of 
 it, and told him I was Count Broglio 3 s Ne- 
 phew, that going towards the Cevennes x I met 
 a Company of Barbets, and had totally rout- 
 ed them, and taken fix of them Prifoners, 
 whom he faw at the head of my Men ; that 
 they were to be put in a fecure Place till I de- 
 liver'd them into my Uncle's Hands, who 
 would immediately fentencc them to be broke 
 alive ; and that fearing the other Barbets 
 would come in the Night into a place fo 
 weak as his Village was, and refcuc their 
 Comrades : It was therefore abfolutely Ne- 
 cccflary they ftould be conduded into the 
 
 Caftle 
 
8<5 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Caftle and kept there till the next Morning ; 
 from whence I wou'd take them and go on 
 my Journey: And therefore I defired him 
 to go into the Caftle and inform the Governor 
 thereof, and of what I had told him, and 
 particularly not to forget the Order of Count 
 Broglio, and BaviUe which I gave him to read. 
 As foon as he had feen the Names of thefe 
 two great Men, he was furprized, made a 
 bow, hailed to the Caftle and acquainted the 
 Governor with what had paffed, I following 
 him flowly at a diftance. But the Governor 
 acting like a prudent Man refolving to believe 
 only his own Eyes went out of the Caftle 
 with a Guard. Whom when I faw coming, 
 I halted to him at the Head of my pretended 
 Prifoners; and commanded my other Soldiers 
 to follow me at a diftance. After the ufual 
 Civility, the Governor defired me to fhew 
 him ray Order, which I immediately deli- 
 vered into his Hands, which when he had 
 read, examined the Prifoners, fcen their Bay- 
 bets Cloaths, and the Blood frefh upon one 
 oftheir Coats, the Sleeves being pierced thro', 
 he faid, you are Welcome Sir, I congratur- 
 late you for having made fo good a Prize : 
 Let your Prifoners be conducted into a Dun- 
 geon. I aflure you they fball be fafe, and if 
 
 you'll 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 87 
 
 you'll do me the favour to come and pafs the 
 Night in the Caftle, you'll entirely oblige mc. 
 As foon as I had return'd him thanks I or- 
 der'd the Prifoncrs Guard to bring them 
 to Prifon, when they were gone a little 
 way, I return'd to the main of my Troop, 
 and march'd flowly along with them, but 
 When I arrived near the Caftle Gate, I drew 
 them up in Battalia. In a quarter of an 
 Hour after which, the Governor came to mc 
 and defired me to come in and refrefh my felf, 
 and to blind him the more I took with me 
 only two Officers of miae. While Supper 
 was a dreffingthe Governor made me take a 
 Walk round the Plat Form, and admire now 
 the Depth, and then the Solidity thereof: You 
 muft know faid he, that the Duke of Rohan 
 laid Siege to this Caftle, but after twelve 
 Days he was fore'd to raife it, and certainly 
 I'll keep the Barbets from it. They came to 
 call us to Supper, and while we were at it, 
 feveral of my Soldiers infenfibly flip'd one 
 after another into the Caftle, under pretence 
 of getting either Bread or Wine; and as I had 
 commanded them with their Guns hanging 
 on their Slings, a little after, being inform'd 
 a fufficient Number of them were got in, and 
 perceiv'd that I could not fail in taking both 
 
 the 
 
88 MEMOlHSsf the 
 
 the Garrifon and Caftle, I made the Signa\ 
 agreed upon, and thereupon without loofing 
 a Minute's time, my Men fell upon theGuard 
 of the Gates, brought the other Soldiers in 
 that were without, feized the Governor and 
 the Garrifon, and put them all to the Sword, 
 in order to revenge fo many Cruelties whieh 
 
 Cattle of tne y nac * comm i tte d againft the neighbouring 
 Savres Proteftants, which done I ordered all the 
 ta<cn. Arms, Ammunition and Provision we could 
 find to be carried away, the Caflle to be 
 fet on Fire, and retired in hafte with our 
 Booty into a Wood, a League from that 
 Place. When we had got half-way we heard 
 a terrible Noife proceeding, no doubt from 
 the fire which fpreading itfelf to a Magazine 
 of Powder which lay hid in a Vault under 
 the Caflle, and which we had no Time to 
 difcover, had blown up the building and o- 
 verturn'd all the Walls round about it. As 
 foon as this ill News was brought to Count 
 Brogho he gathered as' many Troops as he 
 could and came to purfue us, but though he 
 purfued us continually and made ufe of twen- 
 ty cunning ways to furprize us, yet he did 
 not fucceed. He then wrote very prefling 
 Letters to the firffc Ministers of State ac- 
 quaining them with the diforders committed 
 
 by 
 
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 by us and to beg a fpeedy Succour. And 
 thcfe Minifters who had look'd on the firfl 
 News of our Indirection as a Fife of Straw, 
 that would foon be extinguiih'd, were rouz'd 
 up by his reiterated Letters, and began to 
 fea: the ill confequences of this Bufinefs. Se- 
 cretary iChamlUard had not yet inform 'd the 
 King of it, and Madam Mair.tenon did what 
 fhe could to conceal ir from him, hoping his 
 Majefty would fooner hear of the End than 
 of the Beginning of our Indirection ; but 
 when they were inform'd of our great Pro- 
 erefs, they thought them (elves in doty bound _. 
 
 • r i-r% i n? King 
 
 to acquaint him with all tnele Tran {act ions.:, inforra'd 
 
 Of which his Majeky was no fooner info rr.i'c, of our i n - 
 than he endeavour'd to quench the fire. And 
 in order thereto, he named and commanded 
 the Marefchal of Monty evl tQ march ar :he 
 Head of ten thoufand Men, and to de-hoy 
 us as foon aspoflible ; and this M^rfhal or- 
 dered Julien the Apoftate of our times, to 
 go before him with feveral Regiments. 
 
 WHILE the Thunderbolts intended a- 
 gainft us were contriving at Verfaiks, wc 
 found our (elves obliged to endeavour to pre- 
 vent the Strokes of them, by preparing our 
 felves for a Vigorous defence. The firft 
 M Thing 
 
90 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Thing I did towards it was, to form out of 
 four hundred Men I had under me feveral 
 Companies, and to name and appoint Officers 
 over them, to difciplinc them well and exer- 
 cife them as often as poffible. Next I order'd, 
 fome Perfons to go upon the high Mountains, 
 and fcarch for the moft private and conveni- 
 ent Dens to make Magazines and Arfenals 
 in them, as well as Powdcr-Mills, as will 
 hereafter more plainly appear. While thefe 
 Things were performing, I form'd a defign to 
 make the Proteftants in Vwares, our Neigh- 
 bours, to rife up in Arms, that by the means 
 of fuch Diversion, our Enemies might be obli- 
 ged to divide their Forces, and be lefs trouble- 
 fome to us. With which intent I fet out 
 that Way ; but being near a Town calFd St. 
 John des Annels, I was told, that the Inhabi- 
 tants had intrenched themfelves in feveral 
 Houfes, and were refolvcd to oppofe my paf- 
 fing through it. But after the taking of Ser- 
 vas, I fancied my felf then able to do any 
 Thing j fo that I fore'd the Inhabitants 
 St. John Sword in Hand ; kill'd fome of them, took 
 B^lak. feveral, and difperfed the reft. I lodg'd that 
 *n* Night in that Place, and the next Morning I 
 
 caus'd all the intrench'd Houfes to be fet on 
 fire. Being about ^999 arrived near Bar joe % 
 
 upon 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 91 
 
 upon the River Ardecbes, the Count of Roure, 
 the King's deputy Lieutenant in that Province, JJ^J* 
 fent an Exprefs to know why we had taken Exprefs 
 Arms, and what we aimed at ? To which I from Ko * 
 anfwercd, We bad not taken Arms to attack any 
 Body, but to defend ourfelves if we were attacked > 
 that by the cruel Persecution, longfince begun a* 
 gainfl us, and increafing every Day, we wen 
 forced to it ; and whereas they woud not let us 
 be at eafe at home, but conflrain ustoforfake our 
 Religion, which we are perfwaded was the true 
 one, and to go t» Mafs and kneel before Images^ 
 Wood and Stone, againfttbe light and conviction 
 of our own Conferences ; we had rather die Sword 
 in Hand, titan go to Mafs : But that we were 
 ready to lay down our Arms, and employ them as 
 well as cur Lives for cur King's Service, ft fion 
 as liberty of Confcience was granted to us. our Fa~ 
 thers, Mothers, and other Friends were releafed 
 cut of Prifon and the Gallies ; and when they 
 Jbould dejtft from killing the Proteflants upon ac- 
 count of Religion. The Count of Roure, being 
 acquainted with our Anfwer and Demands, - 
 fent us word, He had no orders fiom Court t$ 
 Anfwer cur Comflaint and Pretentions, 
 
 THIS Anfwer being not Satisfactory 
 
 to us, wc went on in our Journey towards 
 
 M a Vallon*) 
 
9i MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 Vallom, and being arrived at a little Village 
 named la Baftide of Lerac near the River 
 Ardeches. The Lord of the Mannor, who 
 had (hut himfelf up, together with fome Re- 
 lations and Vaffals of his in his Cattle, built 
 upon a Rock, fired upon us, and kill'd one of 
 my Men ; I was fo much vexed at ir, that I 
 Ordered my Soldiers to march directly to- 
 wards the Caftle, and being come near it un- 
 der the Shelter of fome Neighbouring Houfes, 
 we fet Stables and Ouc-Houfes on fire, and 
 by the means of fome Pickaxes which we 
 found ready at hand, fome of our Men began 
 to pull down the Out- Wall of the Yard 
 which was not very ftrong : When the Lord 
 faw we were in earned, and fearing to be forc- 
 ed, he fent a Country-Man to beg Pardon, and 
 to acquaint me that if I wou'd fpare his Life, 
 as well as the Lives of thefe who were with 
 him, he would deliver into my Hands all the 
 Caille of Arms iie had in his Houfe. This requeft be- 
 la Baftide j n a p ra nted , I (cm fome Men in who took 
 all the Arms they found. 
 
 AFTER this fmall Expedition Iwenc 
 on in my Way and came to the River Ardcche % 
 but feeing no Friends on the other Side ready 
 as I expected, to help and Guide us in a ftrange 
 
 Country, 
 
Wars of A CEVENNES. 93 
 
 Country, I thought nt not to proceed but to 
 return towards Ahz, : Being come near St. 
 AmbroiSy a Country full of bigotted Papifts, 
 and hearing that they had faithfully and 
 gladly obey'd the Orders of the great Perfe- 
 cutors, and were grown rich by the Spoils of 
 the Protectants. We puniffi'd their Cruel- 
 ties, by burning about twelve of the Towns 
 and Villages. Which done I went to the 
 Caftie of Condiac, not far from Nimes, inten- 
 ding to furprize Aimargues, a Market-Town 
 in which many Pap ids had fortify'd them- 
 felves, and from, whence they now and then 
 ifiued out to plunder and beat the Neighbour- 
 ing Proteftants. The better to fucceed in 
 my defign, I fojourn'd a Day in that Caftle, 
 and in the mean Time fomc ftrangers of the 
 Garrifon of Uavuert, and an Officer going to 
 Nimes fell into our Hands, whom we put to 
 Death firft. for our own fecurity, leafi. they, if 
 releafed fhou'd difcover us, and fecondly, to 
 be even with the Enemy. For as many of 
 ours as they could take they fent immediately 
 cither to the Wheel or to the Gallows. 
 
 BEING unable to compleat my de- 
 figns againfl Aimargues, I went to a Farm 
 call'd Leumas de Gaffarel, a League from Nimes; 
 
 but 
 
9 4 MEMOIRS, of the 
 
 but Count Broglio, being the Day before told, 
 we were in the Caftlc of Candiac, would not 
 mifs the Opportunity of fignaliaing himfelf, 
 and thereby to undeceive the Clergy, who 
 upon account of his ill Succefs againft us, had 
 hitherto look'd on him as playing Booty with 
 os. And for that purpofc, he gathered as 
 many Forces as he could, and put himfelf at 
 at th» Head of three Troops of Dragoons. 
 There were with him alfo Captain Poul and 
 Dourville together with their two independent 
 Companies, each confifting of one hundred 
 Men. The General feeing himfelf attended 
 by the brave and formidable Poul, who lately 
 cut off U Porte* s Head, (having found him 
 dead in an encounter) thought he could noc 
 be vanquifh'd, and thus he march'd towards 
 Candiac, being fully perfwaded he.fhould re- 
 venge himfelf at once, for all the fatal blows 
 he had received from us ; and obtain a com- 
 pleat Victory. But not finding us in that 
 Caftle,and being told wc were gone to a Place 
 near Nimes, a little diftance from the high 
 Road j he halted thither in hopes to furprize 
 us. As I wanted Gun-Powder, and feveral 
 other Things, I went to Nimes in difguife of 
 a Merchant, to buy them ; and had left my 
 
 Troop under the command oiRavanal, a brave 
 
 and 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 95 
 
 and wife Man, who having received Intelli- 
 gence that General Broglio was marching to- 
 wards him, ordered all Perfons who were 
 come to pray to God with us, and who had 
 brought us Victuals, to retire immediately, 
 and fet all his Men in Battle; when Count 
 Broglio discovered them in the Plain, he hop- 
 ed to make a quick Difpatch of them. And 
 in order thereto, he commanded all his Caval- 
 ry to fall upon that Handful of Men and de- 
 flroy them. Captain Poule with his Dragoons 
 fell fo furioufly upon Ravanel, that he was 
 put into Diforder, but our Men. were not 
 difcouraged thereby, butfoon rallyed again, 
 bravely bore the Enemies firft Onfet, and 
 defended themfelves fo well, that General 
 Broglio was wounded, and Poule with many 
 Dragoons kill'd : When Broglio felt himfelf 
 wounded and faw the great Slaughter of his 
 Men, he turned back, and all his Men follow- count 
 ed him. They made us know that their Horf- Broglio 
 es cou'd run faftcrthan our Men. When they JJgS 
 were haftning to Nimes, they found, by good poul kiiri 
 Luck, a Hollow made by a Flood, behind 
 which they rallyed, not fo much to ftay for 
 us, as to fhelter themfelves from our Purfm'c 
 and Shots, 'till the Night fhou'd come and 
 favour t,hci£ Retreat Jnto ;Iiat Town, As 
 
 for 
 
9<5 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 for Revenel, when he faw it was impoiTible for 
 him with his Infantry only to force the Dra- 
 goons out of that Poft, he was content to 
 keep the field of Battle, and face the Enemy 
 till Night i which being come, both Sides 
 retired; the Enemy into the Town, and 
 Ravanel into the Vineyards. During the 
 heat of the Battle, I was in a fine Walk, 
 call'd the Efplanade, without the Town, dif- 
 covering with ie\ eral Citizens who I obferv'd, 
 to be in a sjreat confirmation, and much a- 
 fraid the Ba>bets would come and enter the 
 City ; while tney were enquiring of each o- 
 ther about the Succefs of the Battle, they 
 perceived a Trooper, who had been woun- 
 ded, running full fpeed out of Breath, with- 
 out Arms or Hat : Some Officers went near 
 and ask'a him the Particulars of the Battle ; 
 and heanfwered, as all Run-aways do, for 
 their own Excnfe ; That all was loft, that Ge- 
 neral Broglio and Captain Poul, were both kitt'd, 
 andthat the Barbet?, were pur fuing the remains 
 of the Detachment, and were but a little diftance 
 off. Which was more than enough to terrify 
 the whole City. And though the Officers 
 did alt they could, to hearten both the Troop- 
 er and the Citizens, all proved ineffectual ; 
 for- they could notpreyent the Trooper from 
 
 declaring 
 
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 declaring every where what he believed, or 
 knew of the Matter. All thofe who were 
 without the Town Gate, came in hafte into 
 it ; and I follow'd them, to know how they 
 were difpofed. The Priefts were crying 
 in the Streets, TheywereaU undone, and retir'd 
 into the Forreft, and feveral Papifts went for 
 fhelter into Proteftant Houfes, defiring them 
 I to fave their Lives. The General himfelf, 
 was allarm' d ,• for believing the Barbets Vic- 
 tory to be as compleat as was reported, he 
 order'd the City Gates to be fhut and barri- 
 caded ; and the Citizens to take up Arms. 
 As I was known but by a few intimate 
 Friends, I took hold of this Opportunity; 
 and in the hurry (with their Affiftance) I got 
 all the Thing I had occafion for. The Go- 
 vernor next Morning, received orders from 
 Count Brcglio, (who after his defeat had re- 
 tired to Bemis) to come to his relief, with 
 Part of his Garrifon, and the Militia; but 
 'twas a little too late, for my Men having 
 given me Notice m the Night of the Place 
 they were going to,ihafted thither ; when the 
 Governor fet out with his Detachmen, I got 
 a.mongft them, flill cloathed like a Merchant, 
 and riding upon a Horfe with a Portmantua 
 behind me, full of Gun-Powder and other 
 N Things 
 
98 MEMO IRS of the 
 
 Things; I went about half a League in com- 
 pany with them, Difcouriing now with one, 
 and then with another, about the Barbets ; but 
 being come to St. Hypolite's Road, I took my 
 leave of 'em, feemingly wifhing them good 
 Succefs. When they faw me going that Way, 
 (ome c' : them told me I could not go very 
 far before I'd fall into the Barfot's Hands, 
 who would (trip me, and take not only my 
 Horfe, and all the Money I had, but my Life 
 alfo. To whom I anfwered, As I had done 
 no Per/on hurt, fo J hoped they woud do me none, 
 ■ I came the next Day to the Rendezvoufe, 
 where Ravanelbe'mg arrived with my Troop, 
 he told me, that immediately after the Enemy 
 had retired into Nimes, he march'd in the 
 Night to a Village named Poul, inhabited by 
 Papifis, only a League from Nimes, which 
 he burn'd; and that one of our Men had 
 thereupon obfei'ved, that Notradamus's Pro- 
 phecy was then fullfilled; which faid, That 
 •when la Poul /ball die, Y?ou\Jh all burn ; That af- 
 terwards he went to a Barn between St. Chat- 
 t es and Moufac, to take forae reft ; but that 
 favour was denied them ; for four Hou rs after 
 they came there, they received Intelligence, 
 that a Detachment from the Garrifon ®fMou- 
 Jac\ commanded by the Chevalier St. Chattes y 
 
 was 
 
 / 
 
f 
 Wars of the Cevennes. 99 
 
 was coming to attack 'em ; upon which my 
 Men flood to their Arms, and ranked them- 
 felves in a fit Pofhire to receive them : St. 
 Cbates did not fucceed beeter than General 
 Broglio had done the Day before; on the 
 Contrary it fared worfe with him, than with 
 that General, for all his Soldiers were either 
 kiird or drownded j thofe who were defirous 
 to fave their Lives, being forced to pafs the 
 River Gardon, and were carried down by the 
 Scream, and fwallow'd up , and thofe who 
 fell into our Hands, received no Quarters. 
 The Commander made his Efcape, but I 
 could never hear how. 
 
 ABOUT that Time we were told, 
 
 that the new Regiments of Toumon, Tourneau 
 
 and La Fare, were come into the Country j at 
 
 which, Count 'Broglio being overjoy 'd, and ■* 
 
 willing to teach them the Art of War; he Arrival of 
 
 ordered them to eopurfue us, but we knew fo meRe * 
 l, , ___ °„ r ■ giments% 
 
 feveral Ways to fnun them ; they ran up 
 
 and down, but could not overtake us. They 
 
 difcover'd great Fires every where, but cou'd 
 
 not find out the Kindlers of them ; but fent 
 
 many Expreffes to Verfaills for relief. And 
 
 indeed many 'Troops came daily to 'em, but 
 
 were not Sufficient to put a flop to our Pro- 
 
 N a grefs 
 
100 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 grefs j and the Enemy and People were fo 
 terrified, that they thought a great Army ne- 
 cetfary to protect them againft the Infult of 
 fomc hundreds of Malecontents. 
 
 W H E N we heard of the Death of 
 Captain Poul, we expected fhortly to be freed 
 from all our calamities; but were muchmif- 
 taken, and foon convinced to the contrary. 
 For being in a Wood near Vfez,, to the Num- 
 ber of 400 Men, the Enemy got Intelligence 
 thereof; and Colonel Manilli came to - Vifit 
 us, attended with fix hundred flout Soldiers ; 
 whilfl we thinking our felves fecurc in the 
 thicken: Part of the Woods, neglecting a re- 
 gular difcipline ; fomeofus going one Way, 
 and fome another - 3 and our advanced Centi- 
 nels very carelefs, by which Means, Colonel 
 Marcifly accomplish 'd his defign fo well, and 
 cunningly, that he got very far into the Wood 
 undifcovered, and fell upon us before wc per- 
 civ'd him. "Tis true indeed that the fmall 
 Number of our Men who were then together, 
 endeavour'd as much as they could to defend 
 fated. themfelves y but to no purpofe : For our de- 
 fence culd prove, but very Weak, and we were 
 obliged to yield to the Torrent ,• fo that in 
 kfs than an Hour's Time, we were furpriz'd, 
 
 beaten, 
 
 Malecon- 
 tents de. 
 
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 beaten, and quite difperfed. Our Men who 
 were gone intothe Neighbouring Villages to 
 feek Provisions, had no Time to join us, and 
 others who went to Vifit their Relations, 
 heard as foon of our defeat, as of the Ene- 
 my's attacking us. In that unlucky encoun- 
 ter, I loft four fcore Men, and Colonel Mar- 
 cilly but very few. That defeat of oursprov'd 
 fo confiderable that we were obliged to ab- 
 fcond from the latter End of May, to that of 
 September following ; The Enemy had fur- 
 rounded our Woods with [o many Troops, 
 that wecou'd not come out of them, untill we 
 had got a fufEcient Body of Men, to make 
 head againfl them. And yet during all that 
 Time we were not idle, for we were carry- 
 ing on, and finifhing feveral Works already 
 begun ; fuch as our Arfenals, Magazines and 
 Hofpitals, to fill up this great interval of 
 Time, Ifhall give an account of the Methods 
 we ufed to get Bread, Arms, Powder, Bul- 
 lets, Money, and other Neceflaries towards 
 the Maintenance of an Army ; and in or- 
 der thereunto, I rnuft fay this, that I toge- 
 ther with five or fix of my intimate Friends, 
 had already fearch'd into feveral Denns and 
 Caverns of the Mountains, and pitched upon 
 the moft difficult to have accefs to, and ap- 
 pointed 
 
101 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 pointed forae of them for Magazines of Corn 
 and Meal, other to work Gun-Pouder and 
 Bullets- in, fome we ufed as Hofpitals for the 
 fick and wounded ; and others to lay up the 
 Cloaths and Arms taken from the Enemy. 
 
 A S to the Corn we ufed to make our 
 Bread of, you muft note, that when we dif- 
 armed the Papifts,we found a great quantity 
 of Wheat and Rye in the Priefts and Farmers 
 Houfes, who by reafon of their fudden flight 
 into wallM Cities had no Time to take it a- 
 way. And I had that Summer ordered a 
 great quantity thereof to be carried into feve- 
 ral Ca veins di ft ant from one another^in hopes 
 to fave fome* if in cafe the Enemy fhou'd dif- 
 cover the reft. As I had in my Troop of all 
 Trades, fo I ordered when requifitc the Mil- 
 lers to take and grind in Wind and Water 
 Mills, which were near at Hand ; as much 
 Corn as we had occafion for ; and caufed the 
 Meal to be carried upon the Mens Shoulders, 
 or on Mules Backs, and put into Caves ap- 
 pointed for that purpofe. *Tis true indeed, 
 that when the Marefchal of Montrevel came 
 into the Country, and heard, that we made 
 ufe of that Way to get Bread, he ordered all 
 the Wind and Water Mills to be pull'd 
 
 down 
 
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 down and burn'd : However, we made fhifc 
 by repairing fome of them to prevent a Famine, 
 and having ground our Corn, we took fpeci- 
 al Care to tranfport the chief Engines and 
 Tools, into remote and fecret Places; from 
 whence we took 'em again when we had oc- 
 cafion : And this Stratagem was never dis- 
 covered by the Enemy. When wc were wil- 
 ling to Bake Bread, our Bakers took as much 
 Meal as they had occafion for, Kneading it in 
 Couutry Houfes, and baked the Loaves in 
 Ovens, (which are conftantly found there) 
 And tho' the Enemy deftroy'd them after- 
 wards; yet our Mafons Repaired them. The 
 Bread being baked, was carried fometimes by 
 faithful Country-Men, and fometimes by 
 Mules. The Companies of Brigade as I term'd 
 them, confining of three Officers, one Har- 
 binger, and fcveral Soldiers; each guarded 
 them by turns, as well as our Millers and Bak- 
 ers, and diftributed to everyone according to 
 his Station and Quality. And yet this Way 
 was never ufed but upon extraordinary occa- 
 sions : For commonly we liv'd by the Affift- 
 ance of our Friends, who under Hand fup- 
 plied us in our Marches, with Bread and o- 
 ther NecefTarics; or by th e Country People, 
 
 whom 
 
104 ME MO Ik S of the 
 
 whom we obliged either by fair or foul Means 
 to fupply us. 
 
 A S for the Wine we drank, our Country 
 being full of Vineyards, and confequently good 
 Liquor plentiful, we never wanted it ; for 
 we conftantly found the Cellars well ftored 
 with it, and particularly thofe of the Priefts, 
 and their Tithing Men. Thefe I named our 
 Magazines of Wine, which lafted for a long 
 Time, by reafon my Soldiers did not act like 
 common ones, who having drunk plentifully, 
 let all the Wine be fpilt on the Ground ; for 
 they were very Sober, and took fpecial Care 
 when they had quenched their Thirft, to flop 
 the Butt well, in fo much that being fome- 
 times to go through the fame Places, we 
 found the Hogsheads in the fame Condition 
 we left them, or that the Country-Men had 
 only drank out of them, and left the Re- 
 mainder for us. And if it fell out fo, that we 
 could not get any Wine, as when the Enemy 
 forced us to keep the Woods and Mountains, 
 we then like Greens Soldiers, drank Water 
 our own Jordan^s River Gardon, and of our 
 limpid Fountains. And as for Meat; we had 
 enough of ir, all the Cattle in the Fields be- 
 ing at our difpofal, but we never meddled with 
 
 them 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 105 
 
 them, unlefs Hunger conflrained us, and even 
 then, took no more than we had Occafion 
 for. When we were to ftay two or three 
 Days in any Place, we went a Hunting, and 
 feldom returned without a great deal of 
 Game ; by which means wc did very often 
 eat Partridges, IVoodcocks, and Rabbets. But 
 the Reader may well ask whence we could 
 get Powder and Bullets fufficient to fupply 
 us, to maintaine a War fo long, being de- 
 prived of Store-Houfes, all Ingredients and 
 Engines neceflary to make them. To this I 
 anfwer. We ufed feveral fhifts to get them, 
 and Firft,we had in Cities and Towns many 
 good Friends, who underhand fupplyed us 
 with Gun-Powder and other Things ,- I fent 
 fome of my Soldiers now and then into feveral 
 Places to find out the Shops in which Gun- 
 Powder was fold, and to buy a fmall quan- 
 tity thereof at a time, for fear of being difco- 
 vered. And many fmall Parcels being put 
 together made a large one, which proved a 
 great help to us ; nay we even got Powder 
 from our Enemy, for we found a way to whif- 
 per in their Soldiers Ears, that if they would 
 fell fome of it to us, we would pay as much 
 more as it was fold for in the Shops. The 
 Motion being very acceptable to them, they 
 
 O came 
 
10(5 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 came withfome Pounds of it to the appointed 
 Place, and upon delivery thereof, received the 
 price agreed upon. Tins TraiHck lafted long 
 enough, and the Marflial of Montr eve I had 
 afterwards an intimation of it, and pubiifhed 
 an Order, whereby he forbad all Perfons 
 whatfoever upon pain of Dearh, to fell us 
 Powder, or any thing elfe ; which Prohibition 
 little availed, nay he let up Gallows's m the 
 High-ways, and hanged feveral Soldiers; but 
 th.it did not deter their fed viving Comrades 
 from ventring their Lives to get ready Money. 
 Thcfe were not the only Contrivances we had 
 to get Gun-powder, for we made great Quan- 
 tities of it Ourfelves, but after fuch a Marnier 
 as deferves a more particular Account." 
 
 WHEN I was fearching into the Ca- 
 vemes of the Mountains, I difcovered at the 
 bottom of one of .-them a kind of a Natural 
 Store, which being a little cut and filed, was 
 able to bear up a Kenl'e, and leave under it 
 roo:v. enough to malteaFire fufficient to boil 
 the Salt peter. I made tryal of the Thing, 
 which fucceeded fo well, that I ufed it as a 
 pattern for making of more in two other Ca- 
 vernes which were not far from one another. 
 There were by good Luck, at that Time two 
 
 Gun- 
 
Warsof the Cevennes. 107 
 
 Gun-powder Makers amongft us, who under- 
 took the Work, and in order thereto, they, 
 together with fome Soldiers went into all 
 the old Vaults, Cellers aod other Subter- 
 raneous Places round about us, gathered all 
 the Salt Peter they met with, and boy led it 
 in Kettles, they cut down Willow-Branches 
 which are very plentiful about our Rivers 
 2nd Brooks, and burn'd and turn'd them 
 into (mall Coal, and by reafon we want- 
 ed the Tools neceffary for beating a large 
 quantity of Fowder at once, we were con- 
 ftrain'd to make it up with Induftry and La- 
 bour. We go: Mortars, wherein the Soldi- 
 ers by turns, beat the Powder with Peftles, 
 performing with their Arms what common- 
 ly is done by the ftrength of Water: the 
 Gun-powder being well beaten, was eafily 
 wrought into a Grain, fpread over Floors 
 and Areas made for that purpofe, upon the 
 Top of Rocky and high Mountains, and 
 foon dried up, the Sun fhining perpendicularly 
 upon it, which being done, they took Care 
 to put it into fmall Barrels, Sacks and B;.ggs 
 of different Sizes, which we found in deferred 
 Houfes, and I appointed fome trufty Perfons 
 to carry them into remote Places, and the moil: 
 difficult to be difcovered : And there were 
 
 cot 
 
io8 MEMOIRS rf the 
 
 not in our Troop more than five or fix inti- 
 mate Friends, to whom I imparted this Se- 
 cret. 
 
 A S for the Bullets we made ufc of, and 
 which were as neceflary to us as Powder was. 
 Neceflity that has no Law, obliged us to 
 take away all the Lead we could find, and 
 cheefly that of the Windows of the Prieft's 
 Houfes, as well as that of their Churches, this 
 we melted and call into Moulds, a vail num- 
 ber of which our Smiths had made, and there- 
 by we had conftantly a great quantity of Bul- 
 lets. Being one Day in a Village near Alez,, 
 I perceived by chance in a Dyer's Houfe great 
 Leaded Kettles, of above feven hundred 
 Quintals weight, which I caus'd immediately 
 to be carried into the Magazines, with as 
 much Diligence and Care as if they had been 
 Silver, and afterwards they proved a Leaden 
 Mine, which afforded Bullets for a long 
 Time, both to me and Roland. And when 
 we had in a Battle fpent all our leaden (hots, 
 and were far from our Magazines, we made 
 no fcruple to make Bullets of all the Pewter 
 Plates and Difhes we could get. The 
 Wounds given by this kind of Mettal, are 
 very Dangerous, and but few of the Enemy's 
 
 Soldiers 
 
Wars of the Czvekjxes. 109 
 
 Soldiers recovered, who had the Misfortune 
 to be wounded by them, which gave occafi- 
 on to a falfe Report being for a long Time 
 fpread in the Country, viz,. That we poif- 
 oned our Shots, the truth on't is, we never 
 made ufe of Pewter Bullets, but when we had> 
 or cou'd get no Leaden ones. 
 
 I come now to our Hofpitals, we had Ca- 
 vernes on purpofe for that Ufe, and when a- 
 ny one of us either fell fick, or was wounded 
 in any Battle, he was immediately carried 
 thither, and well look'd after - y fori had tak- 
 en Care before Hand to have Quilts, Phyfi- 
 cal Druggs and People provided for that pur- 
 pofe. There were two able Surgeons a- 
 mongft us, who had Apprentices toaffift them, 
 they took fpecial Care of the fick and woun- 
 ded j and as they look'd on their Patients as 
 Brethren, they ufed them as fuch, infomuch, 
 that they were foon cured, and we had very 
 few who died under their Hands. 
 
 I F it be enquired from whence we got 
 Money, which is the Nerve and Sinew of 
 War, I anfwer, that fometimes we had fome, 
 and fometimes none at all. There were in 
 the Country, fome Charitable Perfons, who 
 
 under 
 
HO MEMOIRS of the 
 
 under Hand fent us now and then fmall 
 Sums, but I could never difcover their Names, 
 and we generally found Money in the Offi- 
 cers and Soldiers Pockets who were flain, 
 in any Battle; and all this Money got by 
 feveral Ways, was laid out for buying Shoes, 
 Hats, and other Neceflaries for thofe who 
 had need of them. A particular Method con- 
 trived towards Cloathing my Soldiers was, 
 viz,. Whensoever we fought and obtained the 
 Victory, I order'd all the dead Bodies of our 
 Enemies to be ftripc, and their Cloaths and 
 Qther Things to be carried into the Places 
 appointed for them, and when any of us want- 
 ed either Hats, Stockings, or Things, they 
 were ready at Hand. In the Beginning of 
 pur Infuredion, I ufed to have Cloaths taken 
 from the Enemy, dyed of a different Colour 
 from what they were before, leaft our Friends 
 fhould miftake us for them, but having learn M 
 by the taking of Serva r, that the Enemy 
 might at the fight of their own Colours, mif- 
 take us for their Friends, and fo let us come 
 near, and thereby furprize them : I kept 
 many of their Cloaths undyed, and on feveral 
 Occafions made ufe of them with Succefs, as 
 will after appear in the enfuing Memoirs. 
 
 WITH 
 
Wars of the Cevennes i n 
 
 WITH this laft Performance, we were 
 obliged to end our firft Campaign, the Suceefs 
 whereof was pleafing enough to us, but the 
 fad ProfpecT: or" a hard Winter approaching, 
 terrify J d us migntily j for December being then 
 half gone, we were to quit the Fields, and 
 retire into Houfes; but where were thefe 
 Houfes? We had none; we had Occafion 
 for good Stores to nourifh us withal during 
 the Sharpnefs of that Seafon, but we neither 
 had them, or knew from whence to get them. 
 Soldiers commonly endure patiently all the 
 Hardfixips they are expos u to during the 
 Campaign, in Hopes to go in V/inter Time 
 into good Garrilons, there to forget all their 
 Toils and Fatigues with a long Rett, to de- 
 fend themfelves againft the Cold near a good 
 Fire, and to recover their Strength, at a good 
 Table. But we were in Want of all thefe 
 Things, deftitute of Houfes or Beds, Victu- 
 als, Bread or Money, and left to ftruggle with 
 Hunger, Cold, Snow, Mifery and Poverty, 
 Enemies a great deal more barbarous, and 
 llronger than our Ordinary ones. 
 
 GENERA L Broglio, as well as his 
 Friends believed and hoped, that tho' they • 
 •had not been able to deftroy Us with the 
 
 Sword, 
 
in MEMOUSsf^ 
 
 Sword, yet the infurTerable Miferies of the 
 Winter would do them that good Office, and 
 we our felves were in great Fear of perifhing 
 either with Cold or Hunger. But God Al- 
 mighty prevented it thro' his Favour, and by 
 unexpected Means, his Providence order'd the 
 Thing fo" well, that at the End of the Win- 
 ter, we found ourfelves in Being* and in a 
 better Condition than we expected. In the 
 Mountain of the Lord it fhall be feen. But 
 to come to Particulars, when we came to a- 
 ny Place, we fent fome of our Men into the 
 Neighbouring Villages to deiire the Inhabi- 
 tants, to fend us Bread, and other Necefla- 
 ries: And to forbid them upon Pain of hav- 
 ing their Houfes burn'd, to give the Enemy 
 any Intelligence of our March ; and the 
 Country Men fa i I'd not, either out of Fear 
 or Kindnefs, to afford us what we required of 
 them. On our Part we dealt very civilly 
 with them, we exacted of them Nothing but 
 what was absolutely neceffary for our Sub- 
 fiftance. , The Country did yet abound with 
 all Manner pf Commodities, it had not been 
 plunder'd by the King's Army, and confe- 
 quently the Lofs they fuitained upon our Ac- 
 count was very ineonfiderable ; for we be- 
 ing but fourfcojre in Number, (all the reft hav* 
 
 ing 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. ii| 
 
 ing retired to their Houfes) could caufe no 
 great fcarcity, and we never ftay'd in any 
 Place above one Day or two, on purpofe to 
 fpare the Country People, and to conceal our 
 March from the Enemy. Befides we had in 
 the Country many hearty Friends, affording 
 us under Hand Victuals and other Necellaries; 
 they took Care to have all thefe Things tar- 
 ried in the Night into remote Barns, and No- 
 tice of it to be given to fome of us, and we 
 went as fecretly to fetch them away, without 
 ever meeting our Benefactors, whom we 
 fhould have been very glad to have returned 
 Thanks to. The Sheep in the Fields were 
 at our Difpofal, but we took no more of them 
 than we had abfolute Neceffity for. As for 
 our retiring Places, we ufed in Rainy Wea- 
 ther and in the Night Time to go into Ham- 
 lets or Sheepfolds, built in or near the Woods ; 
 and thought ourfelves happy when we light- 
 ed upon a Stone or a Piece of Timber to make 
 our Pillows withall, and a little Stra*.v 
 or fome dry Leaves to lie upon in our 
 Cloaths. We did in this Condition fleep as 
 quietly and foundly as if we had lain upon a 
 Down Bed. The Weather being extremely 
 Cold, we had a great Occafion for Fire ; but 
 refiding moftly in Woods, we ufed to get 
 P great 
 
114 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 great Quantity of Fagots, and kindle them, 
 and fo fit round about them and Warm our 
 felves. In this Manner we fpent a Quarter 
 ofaYear, running up and down fometimesone 
 Way and fometimcs another, through great 
 Forrefls and upon high Mountains, in deep 
 Snow and upon Ice. And notwithstanding 
 the Sbarpnefs of the Weather, the fmall 
 Itock of out Provisions and the Marches and 
 Counter-Marches we were continually obli- 
 ged to make, and which gave us but feldom 
 the Time of Walhing the only Shirt we had 
 on the Back, not one arnongfl: us fell Sick* 
 One might have perceiv'd in our Vifage, a 
 Complexion as freub, as if we had fed upon 
 the mod delicious Meats, and at the End of 
 the Seafon, we found our felves in a good 
 Difpofition, heartily to commence the follow- 
 ing Campaign. 
 
 The Emd of the First Book. 
 
 iff ftws; 
 
 THE 
 
MEMOIRS 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 WARS 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 CEVENNES. 
 
 BOOK. II. 
 
 "5 
 
 ^pg£|| S our chief Motives m 
 ^|T^ffli§! taking up Arms were to 
 8 avoid going to Mafs, as 
 well as Perfecution,and 
 obtaining the liberty of 
 ferving God as he has 
 commanded us. Accor- 
 dingly in our Woods 
 and Deferts, our greateft Care and Bufinefs 
 was, to apply our felves to Religious Exer- 
 P 2 cifes 
 
lid MEMOIRS of the 
 
 cifes,- wherefore I can't any longer forbear 
 to give afhort Defcription of our holy Con- 
 gregations, feeing it was thofe which raifed 
 up demolifh'd Churches: It was from thofe 
 facred Fountains, that we drew Joy and 
 Comfort in our Affli&ions; and receiv'd that 
 Strength, whereby we were enabled to under- 
 go a World of Calamities which we daily 
 iuftered. There it was that being feqeieftred 
 from the Noife of the World, and looking 
 up to Heaven, we apply'd ourfelves without 
 interruption, 'to the hearing of God's Word, 
 and to the Singing aloud our Creator's Praifes- 
 There it was in fhort, that through our fer- 
 vent Prayers, we were indued from above 
 with that Courage, whereby we were inabled 
 to look Refolutely on all Dangers, and even 
 on Death it felf, and to get unexpe&ed Vic- 
 tories; 
 
 L E T us then fay fomething concerning 
 our Minifters, the Places, the Time of our 
 Aflemblies, and our Eccleiiaftical Difcipline 
 As for our Minifters, true it is. we had none 
 of thofe who had formerly officiated in our 
 Churches ; they were long fince either banifti- 
 ed out of the Kingdom, or hang'd. But we 
 had all along fome Perfons of our own Coun- 
 try, 
 
Wars of the Cev.ennes. i 17 
 
 try, who having dedicated themfelves to the 
 holy Miniitry or having gocJearning fufEci* 
 ent to qualify them, for the Office, were fo 
 Zealous and Charitable as to become at our 
 Requefls our own Aarons and Levites. When 
 I was m the high Cevennes with Captain la 
 Porte , there was amongft us one Solomon born 
 at Port de Montvert, he was about five and 
 thirty Years old, and had chiefly eraploy'd 
 his Time in reading and meditating upon the 
 holy Scriptures, infomuch, that he had almoft 
 got them by Heart. A s foon as he had given 
 us proof of his Capacity by his humility and 
 private Exhortations. The Commanders of 
 our Troop did in the name of us all, defite 
 him to be our Paftor, promifing in fuch 
 Cafe for the future to look upon, and reve- 
 rence him as fuch. Solomon, on taking our 
 CircumftancesintoConiideration, accepted of 
 the Proportion and difcharged the Duty of a 
 Miniller in the fame Manner, as our old and 
 ordinary Miniflers ufed to do, when our 
 Churches were in Being. 
 
 THREE Weeks after our firit infur- 
 re&ion in the Low Cevennes, one St. Poulde- 
 fcended of a good Family in Vwanx, came to 
 join us in the Wood ofVtzenobres. This was 
 
 a 
 
11% MEMOIRS of the 
 
 a young Man who had been a Student in 
 Divinity, with an intent to qualify himfelf 
 for the Minutry. We did not know this at 
 firft^ but as foon as we were appriz'd thereof, 
 we intreated him to make another of our Pa(- 
 tors, after having heard two or three of his 
 Sermons upon Trial, upon which Occafion, 
 v we kept a Faft the two following Sundays to 
 imploreGod's bUffing upon him, and the third 
 he adminiftred the holy Communion to us. 
 
 ABOUT the latter End of July foU 
 lowing 1702, one Mcjes Born at Ufoz,, came 
 to us. His Father, who had been well read 
 111 holy Scriptures, took Care (like a good Pa- 
 rent) to communicate both his Piety and 
 Knowledge to him ; this we were foon con- 
 vinced of, by his Pious Exhortations, fo that 
 wc defired him aHb to (hare in the charge of 
 the Miniftry : And in Auguft following, one 
 Barrex, of Ufez. alfo, and a while after two 
 other Pcrfons, on account of their Learning 
 and good Character, were alfo received into 
 the Number of our Teacher*. I am unwilling 
 to mention their Names by reafon they may 
 be ftill alive in that Country, and would be 
 put to Death as foon as difcover'd : And the 
 Reafon why I have named but thefe four is 
 
 that 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. ug 
 
 that they arc long fince Dead. For St. Pout 
 having Preached a Year and a half amongft 
 us, was kill'd in Fight near St. Hypolite, the 
 like Fate happned to Mcfes a while alter. 
 Daires was at the End of the Year 1703 taken 
 near Pont oiComares in Revuerges, and broke 
 alive upon the Wheel at Montpellicr. As for 
 Solomon, he preach'd in the HighCevennes 'till 
 Captain la Porte's Death, whoa he fucceed- 
 ed,- and on all Occaftons extremely well dis- 
 charged the Duty, both of a Preacher and 
 Commander ; he afterwards went out of the 
 Kingdom, and preach'd at Geneva with great 
 Approbation. 
 
 N O W as the Number of our Minifters 
 
 increafed, they ordered their Affairs among 
 
 thcmfelves ; (o that they officiated by Turns. 
 
 They Conftantly read the Liturgy ufed finct 
 
 the Reformation in all the French Churches, 
 
 they preach'd twice every Sunday, and pray'd 
 
 in the Evening. When we were obliged up- 
 
 a March to delay our Duty, the firft Thing 
 
 we did (tho* we arrived ever fo late in any 
 
 Place) was to go to Prayers. We always 
 
 fung Pfalms with loud Voices ; our Minifters 
 
 ufed to Chriften Children, to Adminifter four 
 
 Time§ in the Year the Holy Communion, and 
 
 to 
 
IZO MEMO IRS of the 
 
 to Marry thofc who had a mind to it. When 
 we were to attack or to be attacked by the 
 Enemy, one of our Mimfters faid Prayers 
 at the head of us, and exhorted us to Fight 
 with Courage. Which done We began to 
 iing a Pfalm, and came Singing down the 
 Hills, infomuch, that our Singing being re- 
 peated and multiplied by the 'Neighbouring 
 Ecchoe made theEnemy believe we were more 
 numerous than really we were, and ftruck 
 them with Terrour. As for the Places of our 
 Religious Allemblies, we had none fettled, 
 but during our Pilgrimage we looked in the 
 Woods for fome Place or Cave fit and fpaci- 
 ous enough for the Hearers. We never fiailed 
 to give the neighbouring Proteftants timely 
 Notice of the Place arfd Time of our meetings, 
 and to take fpecial Care to fet Centinels at 
 fuitable Diftance from us, that in Cafe 
 the Enemy fhould come, they might give us 
 timely Notice thereof, either to retire, if 
 they were Superiour, or to fight them if equal 
 with us, fo that we had fometimes up- 
 wards of two thoufand People in our Congre- 
 gations. 
 
 And to the end that all Things might be 
 done in Order, and with Decency amongft 
 
 us, 
 
Wars of the Ce VENNES. in 
 
 ^ i— •— . •— _ — — 
 
 u$, we chofe Elders, who for the molt part 
 had formerly ferved as fuch in our Churches, 
 our Overfeers took fpecial Care of the Poor 
 and Sick, and fupplied th'em with all Necef- 
 faries. No Quarrels, Enmity, Calumny or 
 Thievery was heared amongft us ; all our 
 Goods were in Common ; we had one Heart 
 and Mind, all Swearing, Curling, and obfcene , 
 
 Words were quite banifhed out of our Socie- 
 ty. Happy Time ! had it lafted for ever. 
 We ordinarily made ufe of the French Com- 
 mon-Prayer-Book, and did alfo form a Prayer 
 fitted to our prefent Circumitances and Oc- 
 cafions, which our Minifters added to the 
 others. 
 
 THESE are fome Particulars which I 
 thought my felf obliged to relate here altoge- 
 ther, not only to fhew what we did in the 
 Woods after our defeat; but alfo what we 
 did to fubfift during the War, to defend our* 
 fdvesagainft our Enemies, and to keep good 
 Order amongft us. I hope the Reader was 
 not difpleafed in reading the Account of the 
 extraordinary Means Neceflity obliged us to 
 make ufe of to relieve and fuftain our felves in 
 our Wants, I could have inftane'd feveral o- 
 ther Particulars, but as they are fuch as are 
 Q^ very 
 
ill MEMOIRS of the 
 
 m i tr , — — — i — 
 
 very ufeful in War, I'll fay no more of them; 
 I'll only obferve that Tome Days after, having 
 been intirely routed and defeated, we ga- 
 thered together to the Number of one hun- 
 dred and fifty in the Wood Malierarquet, that 
 from Time to Timefeveral of our well-wifh- 
 crs and Friends, came to join us ; and that 
 the chief Reafon why we hid our felves, was 
 that the Harveil being at hand, and having 
 amongit us feveral of the Chief of Families, 
 we were obliged to give them Time to go 
 and attend their Domeftick Affairs. When 
 the Harvafl was over they came all in a Flock 
 to me ; fo that towards the End of September > 
 my Troops was increafed to the Number of 
 four or five hundred Men. Then we began 
 to enter into Councils how to Ac~t, and make 
 our Enemies know we were not dead. For 
 that Purpofe, we went out of the Wood of 
 Mali erar que siXid went in the Vaunage ; where 
 in a few Days I got fo considerable a Re- 
 cruit, that my Troop increafed to the Num- 
 ber of eight hundred Men. Our Enemies 
 having call'd into the Province feveral Regi- 
 ments, which kept us very Clofe, we did all 
 our endeavours to preferve ourfelves from their 
 Infulcs. Upon that wc went to the High 
 CtvetmtSy there to confide with Roland, on the 
 
 then 
 
Wars o/^Cevenn'ES. 115 
 
 then prefent ftate of our Affairs. Being near 
 Strignac I heard that a Detachment of Two 
 hundred Men, commanded by an Officer of 
 Mewn's Regiment was going from Qiiifac to 
 Summitrs, I had time to lay an Ambufh for 
 them, and as foon as they were fallen into 
 it j we attack'd them fo Vigoroufly, that 
 we kill'd feveral, and the reft retired into a 
 Country Houfe from whence we cou'd not 
 force them out, by reafon they got fome Suc- 
 cours. 
 
 FROM SerigHac y we went to Nages, 
 There was then at Calvifon a Garrifon of three 
 hundred and fifty Men, who having heard we 
 were in that Village, they came to attack us, 
 fell fmartly upon the Guards we had on the 
 Avenues ; but when they came to the Place 
 where we were drawn in Batallia they found 
 more refiftaace than they expected. For the 
 Fight began and held but half an Hour. Be- 
 ing fuperior in Number I drove them with 
 much Vigour, and purfued them as far as 
 Calvifon. They loft three fcore Men, I loft 
 but three, and got a great deal of their Arm?. 
 
 FROM Vaunagey we went towards Ufez,, 
 
 to put a flop to theConflagations and Mur- 
 
 Q, 2 thers 
 
IZ4 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 thers committed by feveral Papifts, who feeing 
 the great Number of Troops they had fent 
 in the Country, had refolved our ruine and 
 wou'd fignalize their Zeal by killing the Pro- 
 teftantsin their Honfesthey were Papifts, who 
 animated by their Prieft, had gathered toge- 
 ther in two Bands, one of which kept to- 
 wards Aigalliers and Belvez,et % and the other 
 toward sAubornes and St. Chattes near the River 
 of Gardon. They were call'd the Cadets of 
 white Crofsj but they might well be call'd 
 Vagabonds, for that Name became 'em much 
 better than the former : Fer under the pre- 
 tence to perfecute the Barbets, they became 
 Robbers and Murtherers. They would go 
 in a Troop into the Houfes of Proteftants or 
 new Converts to plunder and burn them, and 
 unmercifully ki!i all the Men, Women and 
 Children they could meet. 1 met between St. 
 Chattes and Gurigues one of their Parties to 
 the Number of three hundred Men who took 
 flight, as foon as they perceived me. How- 
 ever I furpriz'd twenty of 'em which were 
 p'undcring a little Place call'd Pallajrgues. 
 I caufed them to be fhot on the Spot, and 
 . expefed their Bodies in the High-road with 
 this Iafcription on each, All the Cadets of 
 V/hite Crofs which we flail take, fiaS be treated 
 
 after 
 
Wars o/ACevennes, 12,5 
 
 after this Manner. This 'Advertifement put 
 a flop to their Cruelties for a while. 
 
 AFTER this expedition I went up to- 
 wards Luz,an to chaftize fome Papifts who had 
 taken Arms againft us. I difarmed Brujiere 
 and fome other Villages near Holy-Ghofts- 
 Bridge ; and caus'd two or three of them to 
 be burnt for example fake. From thence go- 
 ing along Alez, and Anduze, I went to Towr- 
 nack's Wood, where I met Roland with his 
 Troop of about eight hundred Men. It was 
 there we held a Councel of War concerning 
 the right Meafures we were to take againft 
 fuch a numerous body of Enemies, and to 
 fuccour one another mutually. And in or- 
 der to diveft and oblige them to feperate their 
 Troops, it wasrefolved Roland fhould go and 
 keep towards the High Cevennes, and that I 
 fhould go with my Troop into the Low Ce- 
 vennes towards Nimes. 
 
 ACCORDINGLY I began my 
 March, paft through the Wood of Cannes, 
 and on my way I difarm'd the Caftle of 
 Fefch. After having crofs'd the Vidourle near 
 Vic. I went direftly near the Gates of Nimes, 
 where I exercifed my Troop, the Garrifon 
 
 not 
 
116 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 not putting irfelf in any condition to oppofe 
 us. When I faw they were not willing to 
 fight, and that the Alarm I had fpread in that 
 Quarter, was great enough to oblige the E- 
 nemy to fend fome Troops after us ; 1 made 
 hafte to go back towards Vic, where I heard 
 that a Free Company was gone out fiom 
 Somieres to feize on fome Proteftants who had 
 been accufed of Succouring us. I had Time 
 to lay a fnare for them ; for I did not oppofe 
 them in croffing the Vidourle quietly between 
 Vic and the Caftleof Fejh ; but as foon as I 
 perceived the half of them were over, I fell 
 fuddenly on them, and attack'd them fo Vi- 
 goroufly, that they were all kill'd, except a 
 few which made their Efcape into the Woods, 
 and their Friends who were on the other Side 
 of the River durft not come back to their 
 Succour, though they were Spectators of 
 their defeat, and retir'd with great precipi- 
 tation into their Garrifon. I loft not a Man 
 in that Encounter. 
 
 FROM thence I retir'd towards An- 
 dux,e, where I heard the dreadful defeat of the 
 Camix.ars commanded by la Porte and Solomon 
 in the High Cevennes, they were every one 
 either kill'd or difpers'd j and our Enemies 
 
 having 
 
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 ■—* — i i^ ^ — — — — — — — g— — ^— 
 
 having fearch'd among the dead, and found L " P° r *e 
 the Corps of twelve of the Chiefs of the andkUVd, 
 Troops, whereof la Porte was one, they caus'd 
 their Heads, to be cut off, expos'd them on 
 the Bridge of Anduz,e y as Trophies of their 
 Victory, and the more to terrify all other 
 Places which they were to pafs thro*. Such 
 cruel proceedings provoked us to fucha high 
 degree, that we fet a Refolution never to 
 give Quarters to any of our Enemies, who 
 Ihou'd afterwards fall into our Hands, which 
 Refolution we executed with the greateH ex- 
 aftnefs. Soon after I got an Opportunity of 
 revenging the death of la Porte; for having 
 met neat Vieliiefeque, a party of Grenadiers 
 out of the Regiment de la Fare to the Num- 
 ber of three fcore, which were going from 
 QuiJJac to Anduze, I attack'd them and cut 
 them all in Pieces except ten or twelve, which 
 made their Elcape into the Woods. It is true 
 the match was unequal, for we were three 
 to one. 
 
 I purfued my Road towards Alez,, with a 
 avdefign to endeavour a fecond Time to get 
 into Vivares y and I went as far as Val/om's 
 Bridge on Ardeche ; but my endeauours were 
 iu vain, and I was forced to go back : For the 
 
 Exprefs 
 
IZ8 -MEMOIRSofthe 
 
 Exprefs I had fent before had not Time to 
 gather our Friends to facilitate our Piflfage in- 
 to that Country ; and there was a great many 
 of the King's Troops in Vallons, which woud 
 have broken the Bridge, and befides the River 
 was not Foordable. I contented my felf 
 with burning feveral Villages of the Papifts, 
 which had kill'd feveral Proteftants of their 
 Neighbourhood as far as Luz,an. Being come 
 back to St. Mamet near Nimes, I was told 
 there was there a Garrifon commanded 
 by Captain Ermit> (who from a Hermit be- 
 came a Soldier) a very wicked and cruel Man, 
 and one who took upon him the Command 
 of an independent Company with a defign to 
 rail upon us. He no fooner heard we were 
 in his Neighbourhood, but he came to attack 
 us. As foon as the Hermit faw five or fix 
 of his Men falling dead at his Feet, by our 
 firfl Volley, he was fo much terrified at it, 
 that he ran away as fan: as he could into his 
 own Fortrefs, where he better knew how to 
 read hisBreviary than to handle a Sword. 
 
 W E continued our March as far as Aul>- 
 ais, a League from Nimes, where we arrived 
 by night Time, we inverted the Village for 
 fear any Body ftiould go and give Notice to 
 
 the 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. 1Z9 
 
 the Enemy of our March. We lodg'd there 
 by Tickets one Night and a Day; the next 
 Day in the Evening, Captain le Fevre came 
 to lodge there with an independant Company; 
 he ftop'd at the diftance of a Cannon fhot, and 
 feeing no Body coming out from the Village, 
 he miftrufted fome Thing, and fent fome of 
 his Men to View the Place ; he foon perceiv- 
 ed we were before hand with him, and that 
 we had taken Pofleffion of it. This obliged 
 him to retire, and he went away with fuch 
 Precipitation, that we could not reach him, 
 tho' we purfued him half a League. j 
 
 THE next Day I took my road towards 
 Soumieresj where I got Notice of the Arrival 
 of feveral Regiments of Foot at Ufez,, and of 
 the defign of the Enemy, which was to make 
 feveral Detachments, and to fct 'em in all the 
 Places they could fortify ; from whence they 
 could flop our Incurlions, and hinder us from 
 getting any Provifions. This difcouraging 
 News obliged me to draw near the Moun- 
 tains towards Tournac, in order to go and 
 confult Roland at St. Philis what we fhould 
 do on fuch an Occafion. ' It was refolved we 
 fhould fttive to furprize thefe Detachments, 
 and in a good Time to mine thofe little Places 
 R as 
 
130 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 as foon as they fhouki be fortified. I took my 
 Way with my Troop towards Alez> where 
 I endeavour'd by ail means to furprize a De- 
 rachment of the Enemy, which was going 
 | froru Vfez, to Ak%, ; but I was difappointed, 
 becaufe it was too late when I arrived in the 
 Place., where I was to put my felf in Ambu- 
 fcade. However I had better Suceefs at Mqu- 
 fac ; for having attack'd the Garrifon of that 
 Village, I killed feveral of them, the rtft re- 
 tired into the Church, but I could not force 
 them out. This little advantage did us a 
 great deal of Service, for it caufed a Terror a- 
 mong our Enemies, which obliged them to 
 withdraw all the Detachments they had put 
 in feveral Place?, and leave us the Country 
 free, which procured reft for us foms Days, 
 General Broglio withReafon, fearing a general 
 Infurrecti'on, had rather put his Troops into 
 the moft confiderablc Cities of the Country, 
 in order to keep them in their Duty, than to 
 engage them againft us. And becaufe he faw 
 new Regiments coming every Day, which 
 were to be followed by Brigadier jfulien, and 
 Mareftial de Momrevel. So that the Hope he 
 conceived, char as loon as thefctwo Generals 
 fhciiid arrive, we would be deflroyed more 
 
 eafily 
 
Wars of the Czvzkkes 131 
 
 eafily, made kim fufpend his Anger and At- 
 tacks. 
 
 ALL this whiie we were not very quiet, 
 this fatal News troubled us very much,Ter- 
 rour and Dread walked before thefc two Ge- 
 nerals. Our Friends began to fear fop them* 
 felves, and for us, and our Enemies to rejoyoc 
 at the Profpe&of our impending Deftru&ion. 
 What Hkelyhccd, faid they, that thofe Pigmeys, 
 with a handful of People ill Difciplimd, Jhould 
 refifi a numerous Army of Warlike Men? Oa 
 that extremity I was obliged to go to the 
 HtghCevennet, and there to confult with Ro- 
 land and Solomon on the Meafures wa fhould 
 take to prevent our Ruin. We comforted 
 and encouraged each other, /and took a Refo- 
 lution to fight to the laft Drop of our Blood : 
 We begg'd by cur ardent Prayert,of the God 
 of Arms to be our Buckler and Protector. In 
 fliort thofe two Captains were of Opinion, 
 that (in order to give fomc work to the Ene- 
 my) we fhould make an extraordinary Diver- 
 fion ; and feeing our Friends in Vivazjez* a few 
 Days before, had fent us an Exprefs to let us 
 know their Condition and to beg of us to 
 Succour them ; it was neceflary I /hould go 
 there with my Troop as foon as Julien ar- 
 R 3 rivejl 
 
131 ME MO IKS of the 
 
 rived, in order to draw him towards that Side* 
 Very willingly I contented to it, in hopes 
 that this Journey would be more favourable 
 to me than the two preceding, and went in» 
 to the Wood of MaiUer argues. 
 
 viTof fu- T O W A R D S the End of November, 
 lien. I heard Julien was arrived at Ufez, with five 
 Battallions. I thought fit not to go out for 
 fome Days, with a defign to obferve the firfl 
 Motions of this new General ; but not being 
 able to penetrate 'em, I began in December to 
 go towards Vivaz>tz, y and the better to conceal 
 my Intentions, I march'd only by Night, and 
 in the Day, would hide my felf in fome Wood 
 or other private Place. The Cold was very 
 fevere, the Earth covered with Snow, and the 
 Roads very little beaten. Being arrived near 
 Barjac, the Count of Rome, who from Ufez,, 
 was going thither,- having Intelligence we 
 were in his Way, fcnt me an Exprefs to beg 
 of me to let him pafs ; in regard I knew his 
 Lordfhip. I anfwer'd he mightpafs without any 
 Danger, and if he would have a fafe-guard, I 
 would fend one, which his Lordihip having 
 refufed, I ordered a Detachment of my Troop 
 to follow me, in order to go and meet the 
 Count on his Road ; as foon as we overtook 
 
 him 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. ijj 
 
 him, we Frefented and wifh'd him a good 
 Journey. From thence I went to Vagnias y 
 to reft my felf j however my March was not 
 fo Secret, but Julien heard thereof by his 
 Spies ; and fent an Exprefs immediately to 
 Baron la Gorfe, (who commanded in Valom, 
 and all the Troops in Vivares) to inform him 
 of my March, with Orders to gather as many 
 Forces as he could, to oppofe my paflage, and 
 to aflure him, he wou'd follow me himfelf as 
 clofe as he could with 1800 Men. His 
 Defign was without doubt to furround us j 
 and certainly he would have fucceeded, had 
 the Baron executed his orders j for I was in 
 a Country where I could not have apy Advice. 
 The Baron did not fail to gather with all pof- 
 fible Diligence fix hundred Men, and to take 
 PofTeflion of the Bridge of Ardeches, over 
 which we were to pafs. But as he was a 
 brave and couragious Man, who had been a 
 long Time in the Army, he was willing to 
 get the whole glory of our Defeat, and not 
 permit Julien in the leafl to fhare of it. 
 Having learn'd by fome Country-Men, that 
 we were but a League from him in a Village 
 call'd Vagnasy and that we were much inferi- 
 our to him in Number, he thought there was 
 no Neceflity to wait for the General to de- 
 
 ftroy 
 
1^4 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ftroy us, and chat he would do k himfelf 
 with his good Troops. Therefore he fet on 
 a Refolution to come and attack us the next 
 Day, not confidering the bad Weather and 
 the great abundance of Snow. He was very 
 like to furprize us in the Village ; for I had 
 fcarce Time to order my Men to take up 
 Arms, and to go out in hade to gain a Spot 
 of Ground fit to put our fclves in Battalia. 
 But he came unawares upon us, and ordered 
 tiis Soldiers to fire at us at once,- which 
 they did without loofitjg one of our Men. 
 After having given his whole difcharge, I or- 
 dered my Men to fix their Bayonets on the 
 Muzzles of their Muskets, and to attack the 
 Enemy vigoroufly, which they did with fo 
 much Courage, that they over-turn'd every 
 one they met. The fight was very obitinate, 
 in regard it held from ten o'Oock in the 
 Morning till four in the Afternoon, the Ene- 
 mies fheitering themfelves behind Trees and 
 Walls; but at laft the Victory happen'd oti 
 our Side. Baron de la Gorfe drop'd dead on 
 the Spot, which obliged his whole Detach- 
 ment to giveGround and run away ; but with- 
 Baron id* oUt gj v j n g > cm Time to come to themfelves 
 defeated again and to Rally, we purfued them vigor- 
 anduiivd O ufly;forl had Men tfeac had not the Gout, 
 
 neither 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 135 
 
 neither in Handf nor Feet, fo that out of 
 fix hundred Men that were in all, none were 
 faved but about fixty, who would have met 
 the fame fate, had they not made their Efcape 
 into the Caftle of Salevas y which is very flrong. 
 I loll but one Man in that Action and fix 
 that were wounded, which may feem very 
 furprizing. 
 
 A S I faw I was difcovered, and that it 
 was impoffible for me to go any further in a 
 Country I did not well know, I refolv'd to 
 turn back ; But Brigadier Julien y who fol- 
 lowed me, prevented it, for having heard of 
 the Death of Baron de la Gorfe, and the de~ 
 feat of his Detachment, came fpeedily to us. 
 He would not attack us with all his Forces 
 for feat of being as unfortunate as the Baron; 
 but laid an Ambufcadc for me, placing at the 
 Entry of a Wood a Party of Grenadiers, fup- 
 ported by another of Foot, which were in the 
 Wood, and which did not appear at all, and 
 polled fome Dragoons at their Wings ; him- 
 fclf with the remainder of his Troops taking 
 a very advantagious Ground where he waited 
 for us. When I (aw he did not ftir at all, 
 I thought he had no more Men than what! 
 faw; and confecjuently I was not to refufe 
 
 to 
 
I3<5 MEMOIRSo/A 
 
 to fight, after having fo lately go: a compleat 
 Victory over an Officer as brave as himfelf. 
 Having then put ourfelves in good Order we 
 began to attack with a great deal of Vigour ; 
 but I foon perceived (tho* too late J we had 
 fallen into the Ambufcade; for the Grena- 
 diers, who were in the Wood with fomc other 
 Detachments (which a thick Snow had hin- 
 dred me from difcovering) fell on us, and a 
 Body of Grenadiers fet upon us in the Flank, 
 So that we were attack'don every Side, how- 
 ever we made our beft Endeavours to defend 
 ourfelves j but the Balls falling upon us like 
 a Storm of Hail, we were forced to give way 
 to the Tempeit, and ftrive to run into a Wood 
 Malecon* w hich good Providence for us was not very 
 tied. e C * to t0 tne k e fr* Bad Weather and fateigue 
 contributed very much to our Defeat ,• for out 
 Arms were Wet and not in a condition to be 
 made ufeof. For my particular, 1 efcaped 
 theDanger by a peculiar Favour from Heaven, 
 for when we ingaged with the Enemy, I was 
 on Horfe-back, and continued fo 'till we were 
 attack'd in the Flank by the Grenadiers, 
 which obliged me to alight to encourage my 
 Soldiers. I advanced very far among the E- 
 nemy in hopes my Men would follow me jbut 
 frying they did not, I tyas, obliged to go as 
 
 feft 
 
Warsofthe CeVENNES. 137 
 
 faft as I could into the neighbouring Wood. 
 The Grenadiers continued topurfueme, while 
 I was going towards the thickefl of the Wood a 
 but Wearinefs and the Snow (which funk un- 
 der my Feet) delaid my flight very much, and 
 I had like to be taken ; for among thefe Gre- 
 nadiers, there were two brave Fellows, which 
 followed me fo clofe, that I was fore'd to flop 
 to make ufe of a Cafe of Pifloles I had at my 
 Belt. I did not mifs the next to me, and the 
 furthefl feeing his Comrade kill'd, and that I 
 had cock'd the other to Shoot him, flood and 
 let me go very quietly. That was no fooner 
 over, but*! had feveral others to go through, 
 for the Country we were in was full of very 
 narrow Defiles, which the Enemy had taken 
 poffefllon of, and the Rivers over-flow'd, and 
 the pafTages were guarded by the Enemy, fo 
 that we cou'd not find any means to fhun fo 
 many Snares ; however I was obliged to en- 
 deavour to make my Efcape. For that pur- 
 pofe I continued to go further into the Wood 
 where I found four of my Men almoft Dif- 
 pairing ; but the joy of meeting them was 
 very fhort, for in half an Hour after I difco- 
 vcred a- far off a Troop of Grenadiers wait- 
 ing for us on the Road ; they were Soldiers 
 who whilft I was Engaged with the Enemy, 
 S had 
 
138 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 had by the orders oijulien flip'd into the 
 Wood, in order to cut off the communication 
 of thofe there, having been difpers'd with 
 my Troop: When I faw.there was no hopes 
 for me of joining it again, and that thefe Gre- 
 nadiers had fiirroundedme; I refolv'dto fight 
 to the laft Drop of my Blood, and to try if I 
 could find feme Path or private Way to faci- 
 ]iate J my Efcape ; but feeing no poffibility I 
 was obliged to throw my felf and my four 
 Men into a thick Bufh and we efcap'd : By 
 chance as we were fetting ourfelves under it, 
 we perceived (by the greateft Luck in the 
 World) it was on the Top of a Rock, where 
 there was a Hollow large enough to hold us, 
 and to which the Bufh ferv'd as a Door and 
 Shelter, we had not been long therein, but 
 the Bufh took its firll Form, and foon was 
 covered with Snow, and we heard feveral 
 Grenadiers pafling by, but none of them had 
 the Curiofity to come and Vifit us. Their 
 chief intent, was to purfue the remains of my 
 Troop, and to deftroy us at once. I ftay'd 
 in that Rock till Night, without being dif- 
 cover'd, and then went out of the Hollow, in 
 order to find out how many of my Men re- 
 main'd about m«. 
 
 BUT 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. 139 
 
 BUT Brigadier Julien very well pleas'd 
 at his Vi&ory, ordered all his Soldiers in the 
 Evening, not to purfue us any more, and 
 went to Barjac, which was but two Houts 
 March from thence. As for me, I walk'd 
 all Night long in that Wood, not being able 
 to get out of it. However, I thought I was 
 gone very far from the Enemy,- but as foon 
 as Day -light appeared, I was very much fur- 
 priz'd when I found myftlf in the Field of 
 Battle, where I faw Julien coming back with 
 his Men to fearch for the wounded Men he 
 had lefc there, and through the Buflies in or- 
 der to find fome Barbets; it was very eafy for 
 them to follow us by our Tracks; for tho* 
 it fnow'd much, the Snow cou'd not fudden- 
 denly cover the Print of our Shoes : On our 
 Way I perceiv'd a Houfe at a Diftance, where 
 I went to enquire for the Road ofBarjac, pre- 
 tending to go there, that I might not be dif- 
 covered. I met there only with a Woman 
 and two Boys; The Woman told me, her 
 Husband was in Purfuit 'of the Bar bets. I 
 defir'd her to let one ofchcr Sons ftiew me the 
 Way to Barjac; but fufpe&ingwe were Bar- 
 bets, fhe refufed me, and I had no fooner gone 
 out of her Houfe, but fhe fent a Boy to the 
 Enemies, who were not far from thence, to 
 
 give 
 
140 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 give 'cm Notice of my Vilit, and Brigadier 
 Julien who immediately came towards the 
 Place where they thought I might be. Then 
 it feem'd to me there was no more Need to 
 try to make my Efcape : The Snowing being 
 over, and our Tracks being vifible on the Snow 
 fo that they cou'd eafily follow us. The < 
 trouble I was in was fo great, that I thought 
 my laft Hour was come, and that it was 
 jfull Time for me to prepare my felf for death, 
 by fervent Prayers, and an entire fubmiffion 
 to God's Will. However I was unwilling 
 c o let my Men know the juft caufeofmy 
 fear, but in order to prepare them the bet. 
 ter for Martyrdom, I told them that if it was 
 God's will, we fhould die, it was our Duty 
 to fubmit ourfelves to it ; that our caufe was 
 very juft, fince endeavour'd to preferve our- 
 felves from Oppreffions and Miferies inten- 
 ded againft us, contrary to the Principles of 
 Religion, or Civil Society, and fkdfaftly 
 adhered to the Truth of the Gofpel, to the 
 Glory of God, and our Salvation - 3 and there- 
 fore it wou'd be more glorious for us to die 
 in a juft Battle, than to be taken and carri- 
 ed on a Scaffold or be burnt alive. 
 
 HA V- 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 141 
 
 H A V I N G thus fpoke, I went on with- 
 out regard to the Danger I was in, appre- 
 hending Death to be unavoidable ; but hap- 
 pily difcover'd a^Rivulet to which one of my 
 Men fhew'd me fuch a Way that the Enemy 
 cou'd notdifcover our Tracks , we ftay'd for 
 half an Hour, the ftream which dire&ly led 
 us out of the Wood, a quarter of an Hour after 
 which, we found a kind of a Cave, occafion ? d 
 by the great ftrength of the Waters ,• whofc 
 entry was clofed up by a large Bufh drawn 
 there by the Stream, we went in and 
 fhelter'd ourfclves with the Bufli the beft we 
 could, and ftay'd thete all Day, almoft pe- 
 riuYd with Hunger and Cold ; for we had 
 been two Days without Eating, and the 
 Place fo Moifl and Cold, that we had like to 
 Die therein, and alfo for want of Reft ; for 
 we cou'd every Moment fee our Enemies paf- 
 fing before us, and over our Heads, which 
 occafioned fo many alarms amongft us, that 
 we cou'd get no quiet ; and I proteft that 
 Day feem'd to me the longeft in the Year, 
 tho' it was the fhorteft at that Time. All 
 our Hopes were in Almighty God, ana 1 he 
 heard our Prayers, and blinded the Eyes of 
 our Enemies. 
 
 IN 
 
141 MEMOlRSo/(fe 
 
 I N the Beginning of the Night our Ene- 
 mies retired to Barjac, and I immediately 
 went out from the Cave with my Men, in or- 
 der to g« to one of our Places appointed for 
 a Rcndevouze, in cafe of any Misfortune, 
 having walk'd half a League, we perceived a 
 little Country Houfe, where we went to fee 
 if we cou'd get any. thing to eat ; we there 
 found an old Man who made difficulty to o- 
 pen the Door, 'till we made him believe we 
 were fome of the King's Troops, after which 
 we defired him to give us fomething to Eat, 
 and we would fatisfy him very well. The 
 poor Man had but fix Eggs, which he drefs'd 
 for us; which I liked better than any Ragoos 
 I ever Eat in ray Life; he gave us fome Acorn 
 Bread as black as a Coal, which however, 
 feem'd to us very fweer, with fome Wine that 
 was turn'd fower. Having been fo well Re- 
 galed, we took the Countrymen to fhew us 
 the way to St. John of AnntU, the Road was 
 fo bad that I loft one of my Shoes in the Dirt, 
 end was obliged to Walk Bare-footed about 
 two Leagues. Being arrived near St. John I 
 fent back the Country-Man, and gave him a 
 handfome Gratuity. I proceeded on my Way 
 towards the River of Cefe, which my Troop 
 had crofs'd with difficulty, for feveral were 
 
 drowu'd 
 
Wars o/^Cevennes, i^j 
 
 drown'd there, the Reiver having overflow'd, 
 and being well guarded by the Enemy. We 
 were notwithftanding all fuch danger, oblig- 
 ed to crofs it. and in the Time of that out 
 Trouble, having call'd to Memory a Man 
 of my Acquaintance, who liv'd near that Ri- 
 ver ; I went to him, and having acquainted 
 him with the unfortunate Succefs which I had 
 in my undertakings, and the Danger I had 
 luckily evaded, I begg'd of him to ufe his en- 
 denvours, to further and facilitate my Efcapc. 
 He was overjoy'd at my Arrival, for he 
 thought I was Dead, and obliged me to fpend 
 the whole Day with him, tho' the Enemy 
 were in his Neighbourhood. Towards the 
 Evening, I took my leave of him, and defired 
 he wou'd intruft me in fome Means to de- 
 ceive the Vigilence of the Guards. He 
 fhewed me a Ford, in which, I waded up to 
 the Neck in Water, afterwards I went to- 
 wards Nimes y in order to join my Friends. 
 Having travell'd the whole Night and the 
 Day following, I then found thirty of my 
 Soldiers who had been difpers'd, and who 
 were going to the Rendezvous. They went 
 with me, and ftay'd the reft oi the Day in a 
 Houfe. Towards the Evening we arrived 
 in a Village near the Wood Bouquet, I was 
 
 fo 
 
144 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 fo Weary, that I went with my Men into a 
 Caftle near that Village, in whichj was an 
 old Protectant Woman, who received us very 
 kindly. We fpent that Night very quietly, 
 but the next Morning, when the good Wo- 
 man went to open the Door, in order to go 
 and buy fome Provisions for us in the neigh- 
 bouring Village, fhc was very much furpriz'd 
 to fee a Centry who bid her to go in and (hut 
 the Door. We were more furpriz'd than fhe 
 when we heard it; for we cou'd perceive no 
 poflibility of efcaping, the Village and Caftle 
 being furrounded with a Detachment of fc- 
 ven or eight hundred Men. I bethought my 
 fclf of a Stratagem on which, to tell the truth 
 I had but little Dependance, 'twas to defire 
 the poor Woman to make no Noife. and t 
 open the Door to any Perfon that would 
 knock at it, without making any Refiftance 5 
 in the main while we were refolved to fight 
 till Death. Half an Hour after that, the 
 Commanding Officer of the Detachment 
 came and knocked at the Door, which fhc 
 immediately opened, and he Demanded if 
 there were not Barbus concealed in her Houfe, 
 to whom Qie trembling Anfwered, There 
 were none : He feeing her in that frightned 
 Condition, thought the fight of his Soldiers 
 
 oecafionsd 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 145 
 
 occafioned thofe Emotions in her, however, 
 he ask'd what made her tremble fo ; ihe re- 
 plied, the Reafon was, fhe had been indif- 
 pofed of a Fever for a considerable Time be- 
 fore, and that fhe was alone ; neverthelefs, if 
 he would be (o kind as to go in, he fhould be 
 very welcome ; but intreated him not to let his 
 Soldiers in, leaft they fhould commit any Dis- 
 order. The Officer (who without doubt was 
 of a Charitable Difpofition) gave Credit to 
 the feemingly fick old Woman, took Pity on 
 her, and defired her to go in,- and fhut the 
 Door. He order'd his Soldiers to withdraw, 
 and took his Way from whence he came. 
 
 THE Reader may imagine what per- 
 plexity of Mind we were in all that Time, 
 and how great our Joy was, when we faw 
 them returning, the very Moment we expec- 
 ted to be overwhelmed under the ruins of the 
 Caftle. We ftay'd there the remainder of the 
 Day, and in the Evening departed, and went 
 to the Wood of Bouquet, which was but half 
 a League from our Caftle, and continued our 
 Road towards Jeufet ; where I found feveral 
 of my Men who had been difpers'd, and were 
 impatient to hear from me, not knowing whe- 
 ther I was dead or alive. 
 
 T We 
 
1^6 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 W E marched together as far as Vez,eno~ 
 i>yes y in order to find out what became of the 
 reft of my Troop; but the River Gordon was 
 fo much overflow'd, that I was obliged to 
 wait till the Flood abated. I then fent an 
 Exprefs to let them know I was going to join 
 Roland in the High Cevemies, i;ear St. Hypohte. 
 As Toon as my Exprefs reached my Troop, 
 they came all together to join me, to a Place 
 call'd Collougna. It is impofllble to exprefs 
 our Joy at meeting, having been before fo 
 much terrified and difperfed, without hopes 
 of rallying again ; and we look'd at one a- 
 nother, as if we had rofe from the Dead. 
 Having return'd Thanks to Almighty God, 
 I review'd my Xroop, and much rejoiced to 
 find the lofs of my Men not to be near as 
 great as I expected in two Battles, having on- 
 ly loft fifty or fixty Men; fome of whom were 
 drown'd in crofling the River Ciz,e y but what 
 concerned me moit, was the lofs of Captain 
 Effemndieu, for in him I loft a brave Man, a 
 good Officer, Councellourand Friend. 
 
 HOWEVER the Joy we conceiv'd 
 in feeing ovrfelves together, made us fcget 
 all ourpaft Misfortunes. My Lieutenant Ra- 
 wtiel gave me an Account of all chathapen'd 
 
 to 
 
Wars of ACevennes, 147 
 
 to him during my Abfence. After being 
 purfued by Brigadier Julien, he ftay'd all the 
 Day with my Troop in the Wood, but not 
 hearing from me, concluded I was kiii'd j 
 wherefore they march'd all Night, in order to 
 crofs the River Ciz,e, tho' overfiow'd, there 
 being then no other Remedy to avoid another 
 Battle with Mr. Julien. Having crofs'd the 
 River, they went to reft themfelves in a Vil- 
 lage call'd Fens, there they had no fooner ar- 
 rived, but they met a Detachment of the E- 
 nemy, which Raver/el perceiving, put his Men 
 in Batcalia,and advanced in order ; the Ene- 
 my thinking themfelves too weak, retirM to 
 Lujfani of which my Men were very glad, for 
 they wanted Powder, and had fought enough 
 the Day before. 
 
 A S they were drawing near Bouquet's 
 Wood, they perceived another Detachment 
 coming towards them to crofs the Way, and 
 prevent their going into the Wood : but Ra- 
 •venel having no other retreat near 'em, ufed 
 his utmoft Endeavours to get before the 
 Enemy, wherein he happily Succeeded, 
 and immediately got into a fafe Defile, from 
 whence ten thoufand Men would not be a- 
 ble to oblige 'em to depart. The Enemy 
 T 2 per- 
 
148 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 perceiving they had been fruftrated in their 
 Expectations retired towards a Village call'd 
 Riviere, and my Men went on their Road, 
 fecking Provifions and Ammunition ; and ar^ 
 rived in a Place where I had fome Magazines, 
 and relied themfelves for two Days: The 
 Place was very Strong by reafon of fteep 
 Recks andThicknefs of the Wood. They left 
 it by Night undifcovered, and went towards 
 Ni?nes y Having crofs'd the Gordon, they went 
 to a Village call'd Marvejol ; but had not 
 been long there, e're their Centries difcover'd 
 a Party of the Enemy, and took a young 
 Man Prifoner, a Servant to the Captain who 
 commanded thatParty ofthe RegimemJaFare. 
 He was fent by his Mailer to the Magiitrate 
 of the Village, with Directions to prepare 
 Provifions for his Detachment. My Men 
 kept the Servant, and polled themfelves ve- 
 ry fecretly behind the Hedges and Houfes, 
 till the Enemy came to the Entry ofthe Vil- 
 lage, where the Officer began to put 'em in 
 order or Battle, and fudenly fell on 'em, and 
 defeated them intirely, except three Soldiers, 
 who made their Efcape. Ravenel loft but one 
 Man, and three were wounded. 
 
 THJS 
 
Wars of the Cevemies. 149 
 
 THIS Victory notwithstanding 
 the lofs we fuftained by Julien, encouraged 
 ray Men very much ; tho' they retir'd into 
 a Wood call'd St. Mamet, for fear of being 
 purfued by other Troops, the Country being 
 full of the King's Forces, which the Marefchal 
 Montrevel had fent before him, and who had 
 occailoned a Terrour in all the adjacent Parts. 
 Our Friends expected we fhould have been Arriv ^ 1 °^ 
 all defeated on the Arrival of this Marefchal, Montrevel 
 which was in February, 1703. 
 
 OUR Men continued their Road to- 
 wards Nimes in order to fend fome Perfon in- 
 to the City to buy 'em fome Shoes and other 
 Neceflaries, and went into a great Farmer's 
 Houfe, a League from Ntntes, at a Place call'd 
 Ser teres, where they thoughr-they might reft 
 themfelves for one Day with Safety, but were 
 very much difapointed; for the Enemy hav- 
 ing got Intelligence of their Arrival foon ap- 
 peared on a Hill at a little diftance from the 
 Place they were in, hating at their Head 
 Marefchal Montrevel, they fo much prompt- 
 ed him on to our defeat, that he was trou- 
 bled that by coming fo late he could not par- 
 take of the Glory of the Enterprize,-. but re- 
 joic'd very much when they told him there 
 
 was 
 
I $o MEMOIRS of the 
 
 was a Parry of Camifars fo near him. And 
 came out wich a Corps oflrijh Officers at the 
 Head of the Regiments of Dragoons of Fier- 
 marcon and Petit Langut doc ^ two Regiments of 
 Marines, and the Regiments of Saux Rover gne 
 and Royal Contois. The Regiment Fiermar- 
 con begun the Attack, but the Ground unfit 
 for Dragoons, being nothing but Vineyards 
 and Walls, they withdrew with a consider- 
 able lofs. The General commanded the Foot 
 ro make the fecond Attack. But Revenal 
 who was very advantagioufly polled, made 
 a noble Defence, but at laft was obliged to 
 give Way, they purfued him from Hill to 
 Hill, and from Vineyard to Vineyard, till 
 Night ; the lofs of the Enemy was very con- 
 siderable, and butfmall on cur Side, by reafon 
 our Men were well Sheltered by the Walls. 
 
 BEFORE the Fight began, there came 
 three cr four charitable Women, and brought 
 Ravewd fome Money, and other Neceffaries, 
 but being taken in their return, were Shot on 
 the fpot. Next Day Montrevel ordered fome 
 of his Troops to go and take Pofleflion of all 
 the PafTages, to prevent our Men from going 
 to the Mountains, but it was impoffible; for 
 we knew the Country far better than he. He 
 
 marched 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 151 
 
 marched -at the Head of his Forces with a 
 Refolution to purfue Ravenal clofely, and to 
 engage him to a fecond Battle, but he 
 could not fucceed therein, for we were re- 
 folved to fliun Fighting, unlefs we were fur- 
 prized : But that which encouraged the Ene- 
 my mod was, they knew the Gordon to be 
 much overflowed, and thought my Men could 
 not crofs it, wherefore they would make an 
 End of us all at once ; but they were difa- 
 pointed, and all their Motions could not 
 hinder our Men from affembling towards Sou- 
 mieres, Calvifon, Vawvert, and in the Wood 
 of Candins. 
 
 THE Marcfchal being unacquainted at 
 that time withfuch a Method of waging War, 
 knew not how to undertake fuch an Enter- 
 prize ; for if he fhould difperfe his Troops 
 they were in great danger of being cut to pie- 
 ces, and if he kept them in a Body, it was 
 impoflible for him to come up to us, by reafon 
 we could go further in three Hours, than he 
 could in a whole Day : Regular Troops 
 
 I not being ufed to March through Woods and 
 Mountains, as we did. However he purfued 
 them, and went from Ninus to Hipolyte, but 
 my Men inftead of going toward the Moun- 
 tains, 
 
I5Z MEMOIRS of the 
 
 tains, went towards Lunel, near the Sea, with- 
 out being difcovered : I was ftill towards 
 Vz.es with a Detatchment of my drfperfed 
 Men that I had gathered together after 
 the Battle ofVagna, againft Brigadier jfulien, 
 where I did appaar from time to time, in 
 order to divert them ; but at Ian? I was obli- 
 ged to quit thofe Quarters, for Mr. Julien 
 purfued me very clofe ; and moreover I had 
 now a defire to go and joyn my Troop, the 
 Gordon being then fordable. I took my Road 
 towards Anduz,e, and went into the Wood 
 of Toumac, from whence I fent an Exprefs to 
 my Troop, with Orders to come and joyn 
 me. I fhall now briefly relate what happened 
 during the three Days I ftay'd with Roland. 
 
 We received our Troops, which confided 
 of Ibirteen Hundred Men, but we had feveral 
 young Soldiers who were unarmed, and did 
 not know where to get Arms to fupply them. 
 Roland's Troops Were very ill provided with 
 Powder, Shoes and other NecefTaries, and 
 had no Money to purchafe any. We then 
 confidered what Method to rake, and earner 
 to the following Refolution, That we would 
 immediately Attack Sem'enes and Vignan, in 
 order to get Arms, Powder, and what other 
 
 Necefiaries 
 
Warsofths CEVENNES. 153 
 
 NecefTaries we flood in need of, and alfo to 
 endeavour to incrcafe our Forces tojthc Num- 
 ber of two thoufmd Men. Thefe Refolucions 
 being agreed to, I unfortunately fell fick of the 
 Small Pox, and was obliged to leave the Com- 
 mand of my Troop to Roland, which troub- 
 led me very much, and occafioned a great 
 Confirmation among my Men, for they re- 
 pofed great Confidence in my Condud, and 
 loved mc well. Having taken my leave of 
 my Mcn,I retired into a Caftle of my Friend's> 
 and Roland proceeded in his way, to put in 
 Execution what we had refolvcd upon ,• which 
 was to be the beginning of the Campaign ; 
 tho' I fhould not call it fo, for they held from 
 the beginning of January to the laft Day of 
 December, But this being the beginning of 
 the Third Year, and the hardeft of all, for 
 one Day would not pafs without a Skirmifh, 
 the King's Forces being fo Numerous, that 
 they were difperfed every where. 
 
 The End of the Second Book. 
 
 aann 
 
 
 V TH E 
 

155 
 
 MEM 01 R S 
 
 O F THE 
 
 
 . 
 
 W A R S 
 
 d F T H E 
 
 
 CEVENNES. 
 
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 1 — ■ 
 
 BOOK. III. 
 
 THE King being fully refolv'd 
 todeftroy us all at once, fearing 
 the ill Confequence of this War. 
 For truly had the jidies been 
 acquainted with the State in which France 
 was at that Time, and accordingly taken 
 their Meafures j they would probably have 
 U 2 con- 
 
I5<5 MEMOIRSc/(k 
 
 conquer'd all France, in lefs than two Years ; 
 as I (hall fhew hereafter. Roland feeing him- 
 felf at the Head of a Body of young Men, 
 all refolv'd to die or conquer ; went to At- 
 tack the Garrifon of Sumene : Where he no 
 fooner appear'd, but the Governor, who with- 
 out Doubt had been told of his approach, 
 came towards,, hirrj, with his Forces ; but 
 when he perceiv'd Rdandto be R'efolute, and 
 advancing towards him, he thought it more 
 proper to retire and prepare himfelf for a De- 
 fence. But in regard the Garrifon was not 
 very Strongs Roland toon took it; and the 
 Governor with his Forces,; were obliged to 
 retire into an old Caftle in rhe Town ; in 
 which he could have been taken ,• but\Roland 
 was willing tofpare his Men, of which he 
 was in the right^ efpecially in the Beginning 
 of a Campaign ; but the Governor was fo 
 much terrified, that he had like to die. Ro- 
 land difarmed all the Citizens, got Powder 
 and Ball, and having refieih'd him^lf-and 
 his .Men,. -,krc the Place, and wen&a?ri his 
 March towards Gange. 
 
 > :y.:. 
 
 A S ,i he enter'd -the Town by* one Gate, 
 an independent Company, fent J there by the 
 Governor'- of Wf^tejvka» in at -another. 
 
 The 
 
Wars of rkCEVEN ne s. 1 57 
 
 The .Captain of the Company, finding the 
 Match. to be unequal, thought proper to en- 
 deavour .to make his Efcape; but Roland im- 
 mediately,- fen t, a Party after him, who made 
 a vigorous Attack. The Captain wotrd 
 wijlingly run. away, but to his. Misfortune, had 
 lent his Horfe to a Prieft, who had been in 
 Company with him, and who no (boner faw 
 the Attack, but he clap'd Spurs to the Horfe, 
 and ran away as faft as he could ; (o that none 
 I ut he remained to carry the News ©f their 
 Defeat to the Governor of St. Hipolyte. Ko- 
 land being Mafter of Gangs, retted himfelf for 
 a while, but durft not fiay there all Ni<*ht, 
 fpr fear of being furpriz'd ; for he had got No- 
 tice, that the Marefchal was at St. Hypolit?, 
 with rive or fix thoufand Men ,\ fo that as 
 foon as he had difarm'd the Citizens he went 
 to lodge to a fraall Borrough not far from 
 thence call'd, St. Laurence. 
 
 I T was then the Name of Camizar, got 
 it's beginning,' or renew a it'sfelf and the Rea- 
 fon was; our Men commonly carried but 
 two Shirts with 'em, one on their Back, the 
 •other in their Napfack ;- fothat when they 
 ™ouldpafs,by their Friends, they'd leave the 
 Dirty and t»kc clean in lieu thereof, nothav- 
 
 ing 
 
158 ME MO IKS of the 
 
 - 
 
 ing Time to fparc to wa(h their Linnen. But 
 
 having difarmcd the Citizens, they alfo took 
 
 dean Linnen from 'em, and left 'em the dirty. 
 
 In fhort after Roland hap* retir'd, and the In* 
 
 habitants of Gunge were a little fettled, they 
 
 began to find the Exchange our Men had 
 
 made with 'em ; and fome were Sorry, and 
 
 fome were Glad ,• but there were amongft 
 
 them fome jocofe Men who hearing their 
 
 Neighbours Curfe and Swear, told them 
 
 they were happy, we had not taken away 
 
 their Skins, inftead of their Shirts. The 
 
 Reader ought to underfland, in that Country 
 
 Language, a Shirt is called Camife, and from 
 
 thence Camifard took its Name* And its o- 
 
 origin of rigin begun at the Siege of Montauban y ac- 
 
 the Name cording to the Opinion of fcveral of the In- 
 
 a habitants of Cevennes. For when Montauban 
 . . .- . i 
 
 was beiieg'd by Lewis the thirteenth, the 
 Duke of Rohan fent a Succour of Eight Hun- 
 dred Men out of the Cevennes to fortify that 
 City, and as they were topafs through fome 
 Guards of the King's Troops, they put theic 
 Shirts over their Qoaths thereby to know each 
 other, and get into the City, which obliged 
 the Enemies to raifc the Siege, from thence 
 came that Saying, when there is an Attack in 
 the Morning: We have given them, or they 
 
 have 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 159 
 
 have given us the Camifade. Some who pre- 
 tend to be more learned than I, fay, That 
 this Name is derived from the Hebrew or 
 the Greek, but in my Opinion, it has more 
 reference to their wearing their Shirts after 
 that Manner, than dependence on thofe 
 Languages j however it is certain, that from, 
 that Time forth, they gave us the Nick-name 
 etComtfard, as they gave that olBarbtt to the 
 Vaudois in the Valley of lMzern> by reafon 
 they had long Beards, or that they call thofe 
 Bar bets who are advanced in Age: And in- 
 stead of Uncle or Aunt they fay, Man Barbe, 
 Ma Barbe, 
 
 THIS is not the reafon why the Fremh 
 call'd 'em Barbets, as I have (aid before, for 
 commonly the Piementeze ufed to call them 
 Vaudois before the French join'd them, to Per- 
 fecute thofe poor People, and they gave them 
 that Name out of Contempt, it being the 
 Name of a Water-Doi, as they gave us that 
 otCtmifard, after what had pad in Gauge. I 
 believe this may be fufficient on this Subject, 
 and now let us come to Roland, who having 
 retted himfelf at St. Laurence went away the 
 next Morning, and came down from the 
 Mountains, in order to revenge himfelf on the 
 
 Mare- 
 
160 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Marefchal, believing he wou'd come to the 
 relief of Gauge and Sumene ; but he did not 
 ftir from St. Hipolyt'e, and only fent fome of 
 his Spies to obferve Roland's March ; and be- 
 ing come to a Place call'd Pompignanti all In- 
 habited by Papifts, he had a mind to enter 
 and difarm them ; but he found them too 
 well prepar'd, and refolv'd to defend them- 
 felves vigoroufly, having fent an Exprefs to 
 the Marefchal, who was but a fmall League 
 diftance from that Place, who immediately 
 can.e our with all his Force. Roland got 
 Notice thereof, but too late, for before he 
 cou'd find an ad vantagious Ground to rank 
 his Men in order of Battle, the Dragoons of 
 Fhmarcon, St. Ce min and Petit LanguedoCyWith 
 a hundred bijh Officers on Horfe-back, 
 fell upon him moft defperately. 
 
 R A V E N A L who commanded my 
 Troop, was polled on a high Ground, where 
 Dragoons cou'd not reach him, good fortune 
 for Roland, or he wou'd have been cut in 
 Pieces, endeavouring to join Ravenal, the 
 Marefchal with forty Companies of Miquekts, 
 aria lcveral Regiments ot Foot, advanced to- 
 wards Roland, to fupport the Attack. The 
 Acuon was Bloody and Obftinate, for half 
 
 an 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 161 
 
 an Hour,- but Roland and Ravenal feeing 
 themfelves much interior in Number, were 
 obliged ro abandon their Poft, and ro crofs a 
 Piain; where the Dragoons fell upon them 
 and made a dreadful Slaughter. Rdand re- f^^ 
 tired into a Wood, in order to go towards the venal dc 
 Mountains, and was purfued by the Mique- feated * 
 lets, who without doubt wou'd have defeated 
 him entirely, had they not delay'd by ftaying 
 to ftrip and Plunder the Corps, for they are 
 Men ufed to fight in the Mountains. That 
 Day was very fatal to us, for we loft half of 
 our Men, and that thro' Roland's forwardness: 
 For had he itay'd in the Mountains as I ad- 
 vifed him, the Marefchal's whole Forces 
 could not have attack'd him. 
 
 THOSE of our Men, who made their 
 Efcape, came and told me this dreadfulNews, 
 which added very much to my grief, being 
 then very ill of the Small Pox. However, 
 finding my felf on the mending Hand, in a few 
 Days I rofe up and went towards Anduz,e to 
 a Place where Roland had retired with the 
 Remaining part of his Troop and mine. I 
 found them in a very deplorable Condition, 
 the moft Part of them fluttered without 
 Arms or Shoes. As for the wounded they 
 X made 
 
l6z MEMOIRS of the 
 
 made their Efcape the beft they could, thro' 
 the Wood, being favour'd by the Night; tho' 
 feveral of 'em were foon put out of Pain by 
 the Enemy who overtook them. I heartened 
 them the beft I could without faying any 
 Thing to Rolandy who was as much concern'd 
 at his Misfortune, astheMarefchal was pleaf- 
 ed at his Victory, who thinking he had en- 
 tirely defeated us, returned with all his Forces 
 to St. Hipolyte, which gave us two or three 
 Days Time to Breath. 
 
 B U T he was ftrangely furpriz'd, and 
 provoked at our fudden appearance again, for 
 I had no fooner encouraged my Men, and 
 comforted Roland, than leaving him in his 
 County, that is to fay, to flay in the Moun- 
 tains, but I march'd towards ZJfez,, to endea- 
 vour to provide force Arms, and raife new 
 Recruits ; I had with me a Detachment which 
 was not ingaged at the fight of Pompignan, 
 who went the very next Night to burn the 
 Church of Durfor, to let the Marefchal know 
 we were not all dead, which obliged him to 
 come cut again in order to purfue us. He 
 made feveral Detachments out of the Body 
 he Commanded, beiides thofe he had already 
 made before the Battle, viz. under the Com- 
 
 i mand 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes, 163 
 
 mand of Lieutenant General la Lande, Briga- 
 dier Julien, Brigadier Planque, and feveral o- 
 ther general Officers, fomeofwhom were in 
 the High Cevennes-, and others at AUez,, An- 
 duz,e and Ufez,. He garrifon'd in feveral Pla- 
 ces, that he might be the more ready to dif- 
 turb and deprive us of all Means of getting 
 Provisions. The whole Country was full of 
 Troops, who burnt feveral Towns, put fome 
 of the Inhabitants to the Sword, and plund- 
 ered the reft. When I came within about 
 two Leagues of Ufez,, I went to two or three 
 Villages, which I forced and difarmedj after 
 which, entring the Wood of Bonques, I de- 
 termin'd to go and difarm all the Papifts of 
 St. Efprity Breugiere, and Bagnol, which I ef- 
 fected. Thefe People thought we were entire- 
 ly routed after the Battle of Pompignaa, for 
 when the Court of France get the lead Ad- 
 vantage over their Enemies, they always re- 
 port it to be abundantly greater than it is, in 
 order to blind the poor People. 
 
 The firft Village I went to was Brugiere: 
 Some of the Inhabitants made their Efcape, 
 and the reft I took without doing them any 
 other Hurt, than that of difarming them. 
 From thence I went to two or three other 
 
 Places, 
 
i<54 M EMOIRS of the 
 
 Places, where they rung Bells to alarm the 
 Country, whereupon all the Papiils retir'd to 
 Bagnoly leaving me Matter of their Houfes 
 and Cattle ; I did not find many Arms, for 
 they had taken them away with 'em, but I 
 fet on Fire feveral Houfes of thofe, who had 
 been cruel to the Protectants, which obliged 
 all the Papiils round about St. Efprit, Bagml, 
 St. Quantin, and feveral other Places to gath- 
 er together, to the Number of more than three 
 thoufand Men; whereas my Forces were in 
 all but five Hundred. Having alarm'd them? 
 I returned the fame Way I went, and in the 
 mean time the Garrifon of Ufiz, came out to 
 fupport the Militia in purfuit of me, but I re- 
 tired into my Fortrefs, the Mountain of Boti- 
 suet, from whence all the Marefchal's Forces 
 could not: have fore'd me. I ftay'd there all 
 Might the better to conceal my March from 
 the Enemies, who were in purfuit of me from 
 feveral Pans. 
 
 Roland had no more Reft than I, for he was 
 purfued by Brigadier ^ulien who had four Re- 
 gimerass of Foot, and forty Companies ofMi- 
 quelets, and often attack'd him; but he had 
 the Advantage ofthem in being well acquaint- 
 ed with the Country. There were in the High 
 
 OveumSy 
 
Wars c/^Cevenn E s. 165 
 
 Cevennes, be fides Roland, two other Parties 
 commanded by la Rofe and Ca/lanet, who kept 
 the Enemy in play. There were alio two o- 
 thcrs towards Louz,ere; one commanded by 
 Solomon Couder, who (as I faid before) took 
 the Place or la lone after he was kill'd; and 
 the other was under one A.arion'; thefe four 
 Parties confided of the Number of about fix 
 hundred Men; but all this was only to alarm 
 the Enemy, for tho* they liv'd in a [cold Coun- 
 try, they dreaded Fire, however they made 
 considerable Diverfions, for they kept Briga- 
 dier Planque in Motion, who had fix ot feven 
 Regiments of Foot. 
 
 Roland was, as in the Centre, and kept a- 
 about St. H/poljte> la Salle, and St. John of 
 Gardonnainque, a Country extreamly ftrong 
 by it's Mountains and Forrcfts, but very bad 
 for Provisions. He had about fix hundred 
 Men under his Command ; fometimes they 
 were together, and fometimes part of them 
 would retire to their Houfes, according as 
 they had intermiifion from the Enemy. As 
 forme I commonly kept in the Plain towards 
 Nimes, Sommieres, Ufez,, AHez,, and Anduz,e 
 fo that I had every Day fome Encounter with 
 them. The Body which I Commanded con- 
 fined 
 
166 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 fitted of fifteen hundred Men, but were ne- 
 ver together, in regard we could not have 
 found fubfiftance in one Place, which would 
 have given the Enemy opportunity to deftroy 
 us more eafily ,• therefore I divided them into 
 feveral Detachments, which gave them work 
 Night and Day, and fucceeded admirably 
 well ; for the Marefchal would receive three 
 or four Exprefles at once, with News that 
 the Camifards had appeared in fuch and fuch 
 Places, and defeated fome of his Detain- 
 ments : But we fo appeared to the Enemy) 
 that when we were but. one hundred Men, 
 they thought us to be five, fo that they could 
 never know how many we were, or how to 
 fall upon us. 
 
 By this means we grew fo formidable to the 
 Marefchal, that notwithfiauding we fcoured 
 the Country at plcafure, aimoft in his view, 
 vet hedurftnot draw our his Troops from the 
 Chief Cities for fear the Inhabitants fliould 
 declare for us; and that we fhould make our- 
 kjies Mailers of them, nay he went fofaras 
 to write to Court, defiring more Troops, and 
 acquainting them, that otherwife it was im- 
 poilible for him to reduce us: Altho in a Let- 
 ter which he wrote after the Battle of Pompig- 
 
 nan 
 

 Wars of the CEVENNES. 167 
 
 nan, he had afliired them, they would never 
 more hear of the Rebels, for that he had re- 
 duced them (o effectually, that there remained 
 but a few, who had made their Efcape, and 
 never durft appear. 
 
 The truth is, by the Defeat of Vagnes, Ni- 
 mesy du Mafs, de Serires, and Pompianan, our 
 Foices were fo broken and fcattered, that it 
 was very probable, wc could never have ral- 
 lied again : And really it was very furpriz- 
 ing, confidering we were entirely undiici- 
 plinedj 'tis true, I was abfolute in my Com- 
 mand, but had no more experience than my 
 Soldiers, wherefore we owed our Succefs to 
 Divine Providence, which orders all things, 
 and fuilained us in our greateft Calamities, 
 working continual Mericles in our Favour, 
 and amongil the reft, it is very remarkable, 
 that fometimes we perceived our Enemy fo 
 much difheartned, that they could not refill 
 us, tho four to one in Number ; this I can fay, 
 that it was not by our Valour we overcame 
 them, altho' their Troops were well difciplin- 
 ed, and we but Militia without Order, but 
 there was this difference between us, that we 
 fought for the Truth, and our Liberties, and 
 they for a Tyrant, who had violated both 
 
 Human, 
 
168 M E M O I R S of the 
 
 Human and Divine Laws againft his faithful 
 Subjects, who were obliged to take up Arms 
 in their Defence, after a Perfection of Thirty 
 Years, contrary to his facred Oaths fo often 
 reiterated, and recorded in Parliament. But 
 that I may not prove tedious to the Reader by 
 enlargingtoomuch on the MatterJ thai! pro- 
 ceed to the Subject, 
 
 I left, as I faid before, the Neighbourhood 
 of Bagnol and went towards Alez,, where 1 
 heard, that Collonel Menon with a Regiment 
 of Foot was coming from Ufez, with a Com- 
 miiTary General, ccmoy'd oy a Detachment 
 oxxtotToUrnau's Regiment, whowereasftrong 
 as we, I refolvM to attack them on the Road, 
 and to that purpofe went to poll: myfelf near 
 Pevertke, in a little Wood, where being in- 
 forra'd-of my waiting for him, as he was of 
 Saverdant's Family which never recoils or 
 draws back, he put his Detachment in Order 
 of Battle, and march'd diredly towards me, 
 in order to oblige me to quit the advantage- 
 ous Poft I had taken Poffeflion of. As foon 
 as he drew near the Place where I was, I an- 
 fwered his Expectation, and accordingly quit- 
 ted ir, but as he had not taken the Precaution 
 to view the Ground, we charg'd them both 
 in the Front and F»ank all at once. His Sol- 
 diers 
 

 Wars of the Cevennes. 169 
 
 diers being furpriz'd, gave Ground and rim 
 away without anypoffibihty tor him to rally 
 them ; ana my Men purfued tnem fo vi^o- 
 rouliy, that none cou'd make their Eicupe, 
 but thofe who were on Horfe-batk, and a few 
 who fled into tne Wood : But co. their Mif- 
 fortune, not knowing the Country, and be- 
 ing purfutd very cloie, they loon found them- 
 felves between us and the River Gardvn> in 
 a Place that was unfordable, fo chat taey who 
 efcaped the Battle were drown'd. 
 
 THIS fmall advantage cheer'd up the 
 Hearts of my Men, for I nad in cnat Action, 
 bu. rive kill'd, and fix wounded ; and I got 
 a good quantity of Arms, wherewith 1 tur- 
 niOVd fome new Recruits; and alfo, fome 
 Money, which came very feaionaDly, having 
 been in great want thereof, ever fince t»ie de- 
 feat of Pompignan. 
 
 THIS Iofs fo vexed the Marefchal, 
 That he refolv'd never to give any other Con- 
 voy. But Tom Time co Time, fome of his 
 Garrifon removing thei Quarters, I took 
 Care to Convoy them my iai. It was then 
 the Marefcnai began to difperfe nis Forces 
 into all Parts wl^ere he thought they could 
 Y be 
 
170 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 be Tale. And I believe at the fame Time he 
 fell in Love with a beautiful Lady at Atez,, 
 with whom he became io enamour'u that he 
 had almoft forgot us. Tis true (he had all 
 the advantages on her fide of Wit and Beauty, 
 and nothing lefs than confumate Charms cou'd 
 poffibly have had fo great an erfld; on tha* 
 Gentleman, being hardfcme, and indin'd 
 more to amorous Speeches than his own Pro- 
 feflion, he eafily obtained a Vi&ory over the 
 fair Sex wherever he pais'd ; but here he was 
 forc'u to yield his Heart, and give himfeif up 
 to ui:s Lady, fo that he could leave her but 
 feldcm j however to fave his Honour, he 
 came sow and then afcer u; with a itrong 
 Body of Forces, and not finding us, fudden- 
 ly return'd to his M : itrefs. 
 
 That was a very Sweet and agreeable 
 War for him arter his Fatigues : But it was 
 not io with me, for I was fore'd to make Ex- 
 cursions into che Country, having no other 
 Tent but the Sky, and very often no other 
 Bed than my Mother Earth, my Mind was 
 taken up with too many troublefome Caufes 
 to leave room for Love ; I was nor only obli- 
 ged to provide Neceflaries for my Troop, but 
 alfo for feveral Families, whofe Chiefs were 
 
 with 
 
Wars of ffoCEVENNES, 171 
 
 with me, and to find out Means to preferve 
 them from falling into the Enemies Hands, 
 who took away every thing they could find 
 to oblige my Men to furrend-r themfelves up, 
 and abandon me or Starve. I commanded 
 People without Difcipline, and who fervid 
 but voluntary, tho' it was as much their own 
 Interest as mine : However in all Societies 
 of Men there are a fort of turbulent contra- 
 dicting Spirits, and very difficult to Govern, 
 who like nothing but what they propofe,' 
 or do themfelves - } nor were we without e- 
 nough of thefejone may eaficr imagine than 
 exprefs the Difficukies there are on fuch occa- 
 fions ; yet did not this hinder but that my 
 Power was very abfolute, and all Matters in 
 Difpute were decided by me, and whatever I 
 commanded was obey'd ; the French King 
 himfelf was not more abfolute over his Sub- 
 jects, in fhort my Will amongit them was a 
 Law. 
 
 I was very well acquainted with all the 
 Country affairs, and People repofed fo much 
 confidence in me, that it was m my power, 
 to raife up in Arms all the Low Languedoc. 
 And the Reafon I did not, was that I expec- 
 ted fuddcntly fome relief from the Protefiant 
 T 2 Powers 
 
171 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Powers as England and Holland j i» the while 
 I was thus employed I receiv'd an Exprcfs 
 from Roland, defiring me to go and meet him 
 in a PUce near la Salle, for he had a Mat- 
 ter of Moment to communicate tome. I left 
 my Troop to wards. Sommierss under the Com- 
 mand of Ravenal, and wtnt with a Detach- 
 ment of fifty Men to the Place appointed by 
 Roland, here I found him with thofe I already 
 named, who commanded forae Parties in the 
 High Cevennes. After the ufual Compliment, 
 Roland told me he had received a Letter out 
 of England, from the Marquis of Miremont, 
 containing Words to theeffeft fallowing, viz,. 
 That the Queen being informed of our deployable 
 Condition, was refolvd to fend us fbme Succours, 
 and that he woud come himfelf to help us; de- 
 firing us in the mean lime to behave our [elves 
 with Prudence, till his Arrival. ' Tis eafy to 
 conceive what joy that good News caufed in 
 us,\tho' we had not the Honour to know the 
 Marquis other wife than by his Character, 
 we were exceedingly elated upon the fame, 
 and refolved to keep our felves in a defensive 
 Pofture. We fent him an Anfwer with an 
 Account of theprefentState of our Affairs, and 
 m a fhort Time after we receiv'd a fecond 
 Letter, which confirmed what he had Writ- 
 ten 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 17} 
 
 ten to us before, afterwards he fent us an Ex- 
 prefs call'd Flotar, to know whatmeafures he 
 could take to come and Succour us. Having 
 conferr'd together, we fent him back the Ex- 
 prefs with all the Neceflary Instructions we 
 could give him: He arriv'd fafe in England^ 
 ana g^ve the Q^een an exadft Account of his 
 Journey, and we were affured, by a third Let- 
 ter, of fpeedy Relief, which proved very pre- 
 judicial to us afterwards; for it was then we 
 were beginning to get the better over our Ene- 
 mi .s, and our RemifTnefs gave them Time to 
 take Mcafures to flop our Progrefs. I do 
 not pretend to blame the Marquis's Slownefs, 
 for 1 believe it was not his Fault, being much 
 iuclin'd to come and fuccour us, but being 
 unexperienced in the like Affairs, and under 
 a Neceffity of taking Advice; it was very 
 difficult for him what to refolve upon. He 
 had Perfons about him, who acted with 
 more Regard to their own Intereft, than the 
 Publick Good. They fpoke of Nothing elfe 
 in the Court of France, but the great Prepa- 
 rations England made for our Succours, as 
 if I fhou'd defire a Man to take care of himfelf 
 that I had a mind to kill him, and in the mean 
 time to bid him not to be afraid, that I woa'd 
 do him no Hurt. For all the Proje&s of 
 
 Monfieur 
 
174 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Monfieur Miremont were as well known in the 
 Court of France , as in England, which was 
 the Secret of the Play: And all this by the 
 Pqtfons wh,>m the Marquis had chofen for 
 his Com lie ! ors. This is what is genenerally 
 incident to Princes, who communicate their 
 Secreis to ieveral Per Ions. For the Court of 
 France being well inform'd oi every Thing, 
 took fuch ettectual Meafurcs, that it was im- 
 poflible tor us afterwards to have any Corref- 
 pondence w;th foreign Countries; fo that all 
 our Hopes of the fair Promifes the Marquis 
 made us, from the Queen, vanifli'd, after a 
 Delay of i8 Months : I believe it was not his 
 Fault, as 1 fa d before, for had he been able 
 to fly with ten thoufand Men, to the Place 
 we were in, I am fure he wou'd have given 
 no Quarters to his Relation's Troop. The 
 Truth is, I believe France h ad then EmifTaries 
 in England, as it ufually has, which put a Stop 
 to the Project of Monfieur Miremont and pre- 
 vented the Queen and her Allies from making 
 ufe of fo favourable an Occaiion to ruinFiYwrr, 
 which might have been eflfe&ed in lefs than 
 two Years; for being Mailers of the Sea, they 
 might eafily have fent us Succours, at leaft 
 fome Arms and Money : For had they fent 
 us but twenty thoufand Pounds Sterling, we 
 
 would 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 175 
 
 would Toon have made up a Body of fifty thou- 
 sand Men; but as I faid before, they look'd 
 on this War, as a fudden Blaze which foon 
 vanishes away, and therefore neglected to fend 
 us any Relief. 'Tis wonderful how we cou'd 
 refift for fo long a Time againft twenty thou- 
 fand Men and two Marefchals of France; 
 but it may be eafily perceiv'd, that the Hand 
 of God conducted us, and had the King of 
 France but opened his Eyes, he might have 
 prevented many Evils which happened in his 
 Kingdom, befides thoic which may happen 
 hereafter; but God has given him a Spirit 
 of Error that he may hearken to Lyes, and 
 when the Meafure (hall be full, then he will 
 give him according to his Works. We have 
 an Example thereof in the Perfon of Pharaoh » 
 whom God punilh'd with his People for per- 
 fecting the Jews. However the Allies wou'd 
 have faved fome Millions and a great deal ofc 
 Blood had they confidcrcd the Advantage they 
 cou'd have reaped thereby; but 'tis difficult 
 todifcovet the Policy of Princes. 
 
 If the Reader will ferioufly confider the 
 Advantage the Allies had by our War, he'll 
 foon be perfwaded that if the twenty thoufand 
 Men who were fent directly againil us had 
 
 been 
 
j-j6 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 been employ'd either in Italy, Germany, or 
 Spain, they would haveput a Stop to the Pro- 
 grcfs of the Allies, efpecially againft his 
 Royal Highnefs the Duke of S#voy r or in 
 Spain againft the Portuguese. Tmsis fuffici- 
 ent to prove what I faid before. 
 
 ALL the(e Rcfledions do not make me 
 forget that after I had fpcnt a whole Day with 
 Roland, I went back again with my Detach- 
 ment oi fifty Men in order to join my Troop 
 towards Quijac where I had left it. Colonel 
 Menon was there in Garrifon with his Regi- 
 ment of wnom the whole Country were in 
 dread by reaion of the Cruelties committed 
 by them ; but it was when I was far from nis 
 Neighbourhood otherwife he durit not come 
 out from his Fortrefs, ftill remembnng our 
 Encounter at VeMmhe, and fearing a fcCond 
 army Return. I gave Notice to my Officers 
 of tne good News Roland had received from 
 Emland, which rejoyced them very much, and 
 put them upon confuting what was proper to 
 be done 'till Succours fiiou'd arrive. When 
 we were thus coniulting, I heard, with Sur- 
 prize, of a terrible and bloody Dehgn of 
 Marefchal dcMontrevel, whicn was to put all 
 the Prowft'ants to Fire and Sword: Our 
 
 Surprize 
 
Warsofths Cevennes. 177 
 
 Surprize was the greater, for when that he 
 came firfl into the Country, he feem'd to be 
 very humane and affable, hoping (without 
 doubt) by that means to put a flop to our 
 Infurre&ions and Eruptions ; but we were 
 foon convinced to the contrary. Whether 
 this was the Motion or his own, or whether 
 he was fet upon it by fome Orders he re- 
 ceived from Court, or inftigated thereto by 
 the wicked advice of intendant BaviUe y is hard 
 to determine ; but it's certain Baville help- 
 ed the Matter on, being the ccuelelt of Men, 
 for he inform'd the Marefchal that he could 
 not prevail with us by fair means, wherefore 
 he began his tragical Scene by the burning of 
 Towns, S.t. Baufelis, and Souz,et y three Bor- 
 roughs about a League from Nimes. And in 
 the mean Time he fent Orders to the Garri- 
 fon of Semmieres, to ufe all the Proteitant 
 Villages of their Neighbourhood after the 
 fame Manner, which they accordingly did, 
 and begun by the Burning of Canne, Serignac y 
 Madauel and Pcignau, they took away all 
 they cou'd meet within thefe four Villages, 
 even Women and Children, I was two 
 Leagues from thofe Places when they brought 
 me this News, but I repaired thither with all 
 pofible fpeed and diligence, bur the Mifchief 
 Z was 
 
178 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 was over before I came tQ their Relief ; how- 
 ever I purfued them with eight hundred Men 
 as far as their Garrifon, but could not come 
 up with them, for they fhut themfelves up 
 in the City of Soumieres with all their Booty; 
 wherefore I fet the Suburbs on fire out ot 
 Reprisals, and to oblige the Garrifon to come 
 out, but they wou'd not, but fired at us with 
 Cannon over the Walls, tho' they were as 
 Strong as we. 'Tisstrue 'twas almoft Dark 
 when I attack'd them, wherefore they did 
 not know what Forces I had with me. I 
 had like to Surprize them, the Gates being 
 open when I arrived, and had I known the 
 City well, 'tis probable I fhould have taken 
 it, the Garrifon being very much terrified, as 
 I perceiv'd, for being under the Walls of a 
 Nunnery, I heard nothing but Jefus Maria, 
 blejjtd Virgin Mary, baiie mercy on us, and 
 from Time to Time they fent to know if we 
 had got into the City. Their Terrour in- 
 creafed when they faw the Suburbs on fire! 
 believing we had invefted the Town, and 
 wou'd ferve them after the fame Manner : 
 Having terrified them thus for two Hours, I 
 , retired to fee if the Garrifon wouM come out 
 after us, but they did notftir, and were glad 
 to be free from us ; from thence I went to a 
 
 place 
 
Wars of the Cev ennes. 179 
 
 Place call'd St. Series, all Fapifts, half a League 
 from Svmmiere ; lburn'd it, after having taken 
 all £\\q Arms I could. From thence I went 
 to another; Place cdXVd Satur argues, which I 
 ufed . afqcr the fame Manner, and fent word to 
 the Marefchal, that if he'd burn one Town, 
 I'd burn two; which meflage did not at 
 all move him, for, he fent orders to Monfeur 
 Julien who commanded at Pont Monvert to 
 burn threefcore Burroughs or Villages all in- 
 habited by Proteftants ; Roland gave me No- 
 tice thereof, and werefojved to go and %ic- 
 cour them : Roland with all the Detachments, 
 that were in the HighCevenneSyjiyentQne Way, 
 and I with a thoufand Men went another ; 
 with a defign to attack Julien, but he got 
 Notice thereof, and retired into the Fortrefs, 
 he had with him fix Regiments of Foot, and 
 twenty Companies of Miquekt*. Briga- 
 dier Planque was towards St. John Gardoih- 
 nainque, with eight Regiments of Foot, and 
 ten Companies of Miquelets, burning and de- 
 stroying all they met in their Way, and to- 
 wards Ufez, all the Papifls tpok up Arms, and 
 fell on the Proteftants, burning, killing, and 
 plundering all they could meet with. In fhort 
 the whole Country was full of deftruftion. 
 
 A S 
 
180 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 A S I was going after Julien, I arrived at 
 a Place call'd St. Paul, three Leagues from 
 jitiez., and parting by the Caftle Mendajor, 
 where there was a Garrifon of a hundred and 
 fifty Men, they came to me > where I halted 
 and not knowing the Forces I had with me, 
 attack'd us Vigoroufly, but were received af- 
 ter the fame Manner, fo that the greateft part 
 of that Garrifon was defeated, and the reft 
 retired into the Caftle, which was very ftrong, 
 and I purfued them even to the Gate; in which 
 Encounter, having but three Men kill'd, and 
 two wounded, I proceeded on my Journey ; as 
 foon as the Remainder of the Garrifon heard 
 I was gone far from them, they abandoned 
 their Caftle, and retired to Akz,. 
 
 THE next Day I arrived at a Place call'd 
 La Croifette, two Leagues from St. John, being 
 fully refolved to fight Brigaei:r Vlanaue, had 
 I met him, but heretir'd before my Arrival. 
 I went to Roland near San&a Crufe, where I 
 found him in a very great confternation, oc- 
 cafionedby the Conflagrations the Enemy had 
 Committed, which deprived him, and the o- 
 thers, of all Means of getting Provisions. In 
 fhort the Defolation was fo great, that t>he 
 Kioft inhumane Heart would be moved thereat. 
 
 ? 
 
Wars of the Cevekxu.*. 181 
 
 I proposed to go and attack Brigadier Planque, 
 or Julien in their Intrenchment ,• but Roland 
 and the reft of the Chief Officers were againft 
 it, faying it would beimpoffible to force them, 
 befides the Succours they would receive from 
 the Msrefchal. We ftay'd two Days in that 
 Place Marching and Countermarching to o- 
 blige the Enemy to come out, but all to little 
 purpofe, for we were obliged to difperfe, hav- 
 ing no Provifions. Roland went to Ginculiac 
 where he atrack'd the Garrifon, fore'd it, 
 and put all to the Sword. The others towards 
 Leuz,ere, where they burn'd fome Villages. 
 
 I went towards Ufez,a.hdNimes to Succour 
 the Proteftants; where I found fome Parties 
 of the Enemy, which I commanded to be put 
 to Death : After which, I Cent Quatinas with 
 a Detachment of fifty Men on Horfe-back, to 
 go and purfue the White Camifards (a Name 
 which the Papifts about Poulle had taken) who 
 were near Nimes. He found a Detach- 
 ment of them, cut them in Pieces, and went as 
 far as the Gates ofVauven, Aigumorte y and 
 Aimargues to allarm all that Country. 
 
 THE Marefchal came out from Nimes 
 with all his Forces, but finding no Body, re- 
 tired 
 
181 MBMOlKSofthe 
 
 tired to>Mez i near his Miftrefs. I went to- 
 wards. Andu&e to join Roland near St. Htio- 
 lyte, and being between that Place and Dur- 
 fort (a Country full of .Rocks) waiting for^m a 
 a Detachment out oilaFore's Regiment, who 
 was a Convoy to a Commiflary General 
 from St. Hipolyte to Anduze, paft .by the 
 Place where I was. I let tbem pafs by with- 
 out the leafl Moleftation, for I had no Mind 
 to be difcover'd ; but coming back, they per- 
 ceived us, fell on us and gave us their firft 
 Volley ,whi,ch kili'd three of my Men, and 
 wounded as many : But in regard I was 
 fuperior to them in Number, I furrounded 
 and. defeated them all, except one whp ; made 
 hisefcape to carry that fatal News to the 
 Governor of St. Hipcljte, who cams out af- 
 ter me, with, all his Garrifon : Had I been 
 acquainted therewith, I would have gone to 
 meet him, for I was very defirous to fight 
 him, by reafon he was a Man fall of Brava- 
 does when he was within his Fortrefs j but 
 he only came half Way, and let me retire very 
 quietly. Not finding Roland towards la Sale 
 as I expected, I ftay'd there two Days, where 
 many People came to me with vafl Complaints 
 of their deplorable Condition, and to beg of 
 me to Hay amongfi them, otherwifc they'd be 
 
 un- 
 
Wars of ACevennes. 185 
 
 undone. I comforted thctti after the befl Man- 
 ner I cou'd, and promifed to return to 'em 
 again. All that while Roland was obferving 
 Brigadier Planque, but he was not ftrong e- 
 nough to attack him, unlefs he cou'd furprize 
 him, which was very difficult. From thence 
 I went towards Soumieres and Vaunage, to pro- 
 ted the poor Proteftants of that Country, 
 who were all threatned to be murdered. 
 I happily arrived to the relief of that poor 
 unfortunate People the very Moment their 
 cruel Murtherers. were going to put their 
 bloody Project in Execution, a great part of 
 them had already crofs'd the Vuidourles when 
 I arrived. I fell upon 'em of a fudden, fo that 
 many of them were drown'd, and the reft 
 kiil'dor difperfed,fo that afterwards they durft 
 not attempt to attack the Proteftants. After 
 this Expedition, I went towards Nage a 
 Woody Country, where I retired very often 
 to endeavour to furprize the Enemies, when 
 they made any Detachment. That Day be- 
 ing Sunday, and having a mind to reft my 
 felf there, I gave Notice thereof to all the 
 Neighbouring Proteftants, defiring them to 
 come to me, in order to fpend the whole Day 
 together in Prayers. Our Aflembly confift- 
 cd of the Number pf a thoufand Perfons of 
 
 both 
 
1 84 MEMOIRS of the I 
 
 both Sexes, and all Ages; while we were 
 thus employ 'd at our pious Exercifes, I got 
 Notice that Ftemarcons Regiment, with a 
 Detachment of Foot, was coming to attack 
 us, my Troop was then very weak, becaufe 
 of fcveral Detachments I had difperfed abroad ,- 
 fo that I was in very great Trouble, efpeci- 
 ally becaufe of the great Number of People, 
 that was with me: But not having Time to 
 deliberate, nor able to retire, without ex- 
 poling all thofe poor People, I potted my 
 Men immediately inanadvantagious Ground, 
 and I went alone on Horfc-back to view the 
 Enemy, which having done, I was returning 
 by a deep Road which I thought to be the 
 fhorteft, but was no fooner therein, than I 
 perceiv'd a Cornet and two Dragoons, who 
 got under the fhelter of Olive Trees, without 
 my perceiving them, and it was impoflible 
 for me to go back ; to tell the truth I thought 
 I was undone, but refolved to fell my Life at 
 as dear a Rate as 1 cou'd, and was both well 
 mounted and armed. 
 
 THE Cornet advanced towards me fay- 
 ing, You are Cavallier, furvender your ftlf, and 
 you fiaU have good Quarters. Whereto I reply- 
 cd, / would not, and being near him I prefen- 
 
 tCfl 
 
Wars tf the Cevennes. 185 
 
 ted my Gun, which had two Barrels and dis- 
 mounted him. I thereupon let my Gun hang 
 and took my Piftols, each of which had alfo 
 a double Barrel. The Dragoons fired at me 
 buthavingmifs'd, they came with their Hang- 
 ers ,• I fhot the firft that came to me, and the 
 other would willingly have made his Efcape, 
 but it was too late, for he met with the fame 
 Fate of his Commander and Companion. 
 
 AFTER this I return'd to my Troop, 
 which I found, according to my Orders, be- 
 hind a Wall on the top of a Hill, but what 
 perplexed me moft was, that I feared the Wo- 
 men who were with them would create a con- 
 fuiion amongft us with their Cries, when we 
 ihould engage, not being accuftomed to the 
 Noife of Guns : I put them in a hollow 
 Place, in the middle of my Troop, the Hill 
 being in the form of a Demi-Circle ; but 
 Providence gave fuch Courage to fome of 
 the Women, that asfoon as we were en^a^ed 
 they encouraged the Men, and purfuing the 
 Enemy, with Stones in their Hands, were a 
 great help to me • for the Enemy were two 
 to one, by reafon of the Detachments I had 
 maae, as I faid before, for they had feven 
 kindred Men and I had but four j the Fight 
 A a held 
 
186 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ■ — — — . . • • ' ■ i . i 
 
 held abour half an Hour, there being fomc 
 
 Walls, behind which, the Enemy poftedthem- 
 
 felves, in order to difpute the Ground $ but 
 
 were at laft obliged to quit, and leave nitt 
 
 Fimar- _ Matter of the Field, a, hundred oftheirMen 
 
 ment de- being kill'd on the Spot , and but fix of mine, 
 
 feated. and eight wounded. 
 
 I then returned to my Camp to give God 
 Thanks for m y Victory. I got a great N um- 
 ber of Anns, which ferv'd me for furnifliing 
 above one hundred Men, which came to 
 me that fame Day, either out of fear of being 
 dilcuvered, orout of the Encouragement this 
 Victory gave them: The Mothers encoura- 
 ged their Children,, and the Wives their Huf- 
 ■bands to rigut; the fair Sex never fhew'a fo 
 much Valour-as men. I will relate here what 
 a young Giridid of about eighteen Years 'of 
 Age : The Enemy being potted behind a 
 Wall, as I faid already, when we attack'd 
 them ; file was the firft that jump'd over 
 the Wall with a Hanger fhe had taken from 
 a Dragoon, who was wounded, crying Kill, 
 Kill, and cutting in Pieces every one file met 
 with undaunted Courage: Which occasi- 
 oned the Enemy ito fay, There were Men a- 
 
 mengft 
 
Wars of fj^CEVENNES. 187 
 
 tnongfl us difguifed in Women** Apparel, vihkb 
 fought like Devils. 
 
 _ 
 
 A F T E R the fight, I convey'd all thefc 
 People as fafely as I cpu'-d and retired into the 
 Woods of Conne for fear of another Vifit the 
 next Way, which I did not at all defire, for 
 we very much wanted Reft, after fo many 
 Fatigues ; during the Combat, the Marefchal 
 was at Akz, diverting himfelf with his in- 
 comparable Lady, where he heard with Grief 
 the defeat or his Detachment, being forc'd to 
 abandon his Courtfhip to come after us, he 
 gathered together all the Forces he could, and 
 came towards Nimes with a Body of ten 
 thoufand Men in order to fight us, or more 
 properly Speaking, to furround us, but we were 
 gone into the Woods, which was always my 
 Place of Refuge, and where I retir'd when 
 clofely purfued by a Body ftronger than my 
 own. He being in queft of me two or three 
 Diys,return'd as he came, only that he burn'd 
 the Village of Vernis. I hope the Reader 
 will not be difpleafed if I relate here, fome- 
 thing concerning the Marefchal's Amours. 
 
 THIS General who had exercifed him- 
 felf in taking Towns, and gaining Battles, 
 A a z came 
 
188 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 i ii ' 
 
 Amoursofcame into the Province, where he did not ap^ 
 ^oritrevel P ear as a Novice in matters of Love; which 
 was his predominant PafEon, and it is not to 
 be admired, (if being handfome, liberal and 
 veiled with authority of his Matter, followed 
 by a magnificent Equi£ age)hepleas'd our pro- 
 vincial Ladies, who thought them {elves very 
 happy when they cbu'd attract to themfelves 
 fome of his fweet Looks ; and would think to 
 be at the heighth of their Joy and Felicity in 
 pofiefling his Heart. MontpeSier, Nimes, and 
 above all Akz, is a faithful Witnefs of his 
 Conquefts and Triumphs ,• it was there be 
 exercifed with fuccefs his fine Qualities in be- 
 fieging and taking the Hearts of our faireft 
 Nymphs. Several Letters which I intercept- 
 ed are certain Proofs of the tender Sentiments 
 they infpired in the fair Sex. I cou'd divert 
 the Reader with an account of fome of thofe 
 Letters, if Truth were to be Spoken at all 
 Times ; but 111 only fay, that his moll fa- 
 vourite Miftrefs, was one of the handfomeft 
 Ladies of the Province, whofe Husband was 
 gone to Paris about a Law-fuit ,• which whilft 
 he folieited, and perhaps loft ,- the Marefchal 
 gained his with the Wife ; for I was informed 
 
 that 
 
FB«W «/"*** CEVBNNES. 189 
 
 that after twelve Months fhe brought forth a 
 little Mare<chal to the World. 
 
 WHILST Monfteur de Montrewl was 
 
 thus agreeably engaged with the Ladies, he 
 
 was very fevere to all Proteftants, and his 
 
 Officers executed his Orders, with the ut- , 
 
 mod Rigour : For as foon as I had arrived 
 
 in the Mountains oiAnduz,e, where I retired, 
 
 after the Battle of Nage to fhun his purfuit ; 
 
 I heatd Brigadier jfulien continued to burn 
 
 the Villages and Borroughs in the High Ceven- 
 
 nes, where there was e'er a Proteftant. There 
 
 was another Officer who committed greater 
 
 diforders, his Name was Planque, born as I 
 
 was told in Montpellier, of a good Family buB 
 
 a bigot Papift and confequently very cruel to 
 
 the Proteftants,and a great Imitator of hisMa- 
 
 fter General Montrevel, for as the laft had two 
 
 bad Qualities, that of being cruel, and that 
 
 of Boafting very much, his Imitator made 
 
 them appear in the molt glaring Colours, for 
 
 he was never pleas'd but when he could Mur- 
 
 ther the Innocent, without fparing Women 
 
 or Children, he put every Proteftant to the 
 
 Sword he met, tho* there was no Refinance. 
 
 When he returned from any Expedition, one 
 
 wou'd think, (to hear himfpeak) that his pre* 
 
 fence 
 
190 M E MO I KSoftbe 
 
 fence only was enough to terrify all th&Cami- 
 fards. He often (aid with a hauguryand fiery 
 Voice, that he had feen fever:.! Troops of the 
 Cam.fardsybut nonedurft wai: for him ; as it 
 was not our way to fhun the meeting of our 
 Enemies, efpecially when the Match was 
 any thing equal ; it is as like, that this brave 
 Champion ufeol all his endeavours, not to meet 
 with us, and like Don Qiixote, took often the 
 wandring Clouds, for Troops of Camifards 
 who fled from him. His delight was only in 
 burning and plundering every Place, where 
 he met no refiftance, an Example of which 
 ei.iues, viz,. He went into a large Borrough 
 call'd St. Stephen, where there were more Pro- 
 teftantsthan Papifts, fomc o' the laft inform'd 
 him that feveral Inhabitants of that Place and 
 of the Neighbourhood, had furnifh'd us with 
 Provisions, which was very falfe. 9 Tis 
 true that fome Men of Captain la Role's 
 Troop pafTing by that Place, and finding no 
 Oppofition,theCountry Men being unarmed, 
 they took all the Provifions they could get. 
 On this report, that Monfter of Cruelty fent 
 for thefe pretended Criminals, and without 
 further enquiry, caus'd 'em all to be fhot, 
 without fparing Women or Children, which 
 were to the Number of Thirty, and I was 
 
 told 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 191 
 
 told, that before the Women and Girls were 
 put to Death, his Men ravifh'd 'em, and 
 made them go naked through the Streets. 
 After this teirible Execution, he burn'd four 
 Villages, committing a thoufand Cruelties, 
 without Refpc.-t to any Perfonj I endea- 
 voured often to meet him, but never cou'd by 
 Reafon of the fhor: reiidence I made in that 
 Country, for want of Provifions \ and that he 
 would not right, but when he was much 
 fuperior to 'me. Howo .inland would now 
 and then give him feme ExeTcife, vhLh figni- 
 fy'd not much, for whenever he was iaform'd 
 by his Spies, that Roland wasi : r enourto him 1 
 he would go in queit of nim, but RUand 
 wou'd fhun him; but when he was informal 
 that Roland was pretty equal to him he never 
 wou'd fight, pretending to have the Gout. 
 
 IT is to be wifti'd, both for him and us, 
 he had been as human, as politick, to evade 
 the leaft Danger. As foon as I heard the 
 barbarous Murther this Brigadier had com- 
 mitted, I quitted the Mountains, of Anduz,e, 
 and went with five or fix hundred Men to- 
 wards Luffan y a Place well fortified by it's 
 Scituation, and Ufez,, where there was a 
 
 Garrifon 
 
\ 9 x MEMOIRS oftk 
 
 Garrifon of two hundred Men. I feem'd un- 
 willing to attack them, and truly there was 
 no Manner of Danger of them, whereas they 
 were well intreneh'd , I ftay'd two Days a- 
 bout that Place, and kept it block'd up. The 
 Commander thereof fent an Exprefs to the 
 Governor of ZJfez, t to inform him of the de- 
 fign I had to Befiege and take Luzan, and to 
 fend fome Forces ftrong enough to defend it > 
 whereupon the Governor immediately fent 
 the Regiment of Royal Cantois, with a De- 
 tachment out of Six other Regiments. 
 
 A S foon as I got Notice of their March, 
 I pofled a Guard on a Bridge over which 
 they were to pafs. The Commander attack- 
 ed it vigoroufly with his Grenadiers, with a 
 defign to take pofleflion of the Bridge, and 
 afterwards to attack me ,• which they would 
 eafily have done, had I not been at Hand to 
 fupport my Detachment, it being very Weak. 
 Wherefore I march'd towards them in order 
 to take pofleflion of the Bridge before the 
 Body of their Troops were arrived. I had 
 above three fcore Troopers, whd were very 
 ufeful to me, for the River being every where 
 Foordable, I ordered them to furrotmd and 
 
 attack 
 
Wars o/^Cevennes. 193 
 
 attack the Enemy behind, whicii fucceeded 
 perfectly well, and was after this Manner : 
 Whilft the Commander was coming towards 
 me to take the Bridge, and I making a Refin- 
 ance, my Detachment attack'd him fo briskly 
 in the Rear, that tney put him in Diiorder, 
 at which Time, I advanced and routed them. 
 The Captain of the Grenadiers was kill'd on 
 the Spot, with more than half of his Detach- cantois & 
 ment,- and the reft made their Efcape. The a Detach- 
 whole Regiment would have been entirely de- of fix o"* 
 feated, had not thefe that were running away therRcgi- 
 luckily perceived a Hiil Wounded with ^ ent j de " 
 Walls, which ferv'd them as Intrenchments 
 and Citadclls. We cou'd not attack them 
 but by a narrow paflage, therefore it would 
 have been difficult to force 'cm from thence. 
 
 ALL this while, the Garrifon of Lujfan 
 durft not come out to the Succour of thofe 
 came to their Help, and feeing them beaten, 
 they thought it wou'd not be long before I 
 fhould attack them, and what prevented my 
 fo doing, was, that I wanted Powder. The 
 Fight held more than an Hour, in which, I 
 loft 12 Horfe Men and fome Foot; and 
 the reafon, why the Enemy was not entirely 
 defeated was, as I faid before, by reafon they 
 B k took 
 
194 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 took Pofl'eflion of that advantagious Poft, by 
 the Imprudence of an Officer whom I had 
 pofted there with a Detachment, forcfeeing 
 the Enemy would not fail to take PoiTeffion 
 of it if they could, as they did accordingly ; 
 for the Officer feeing them routed, thought 
 he could come (againft my Orders) to help 
 me to Purfue them, and by hisindifcreet Zeal, 
 hinder'd me from obtaining a Compleat Vic- 
 tory ; and was like, for his Difobedience, to 
 loofe his Head : However, their lofs was fo 
 great, that they had good reafon to remem- 
 ber it for a long Time. I ftay'd two Days, 
 not far from that Place, waiting for Powder, 
 in order to be in a condition to undertake 
 ibme confiderable Exploit. 
 
 A S foonasl was well provided with Am- 
 munition, I heard there was about Nimes 
 and Ufez, a new Party of wicked Men, (aU 
 Papiiis) who had orders to take away all the 
 Cattle and Goods from the Proteftants, even 
 to kill them every one without any Mercy. 
 They had taken the Name of Cadets of the 
 White Oofs, which feveral call'd them, others 
 call'd them, the White CamifarJs, and others 
 Named them Vagabonds; this laft Name 
 became them bed, for they were Robbers, 
 
 which 
 
Warsof the Cevennes. 195 
 
 which committed the raoft enormous Cruel- 
 ties, one can Think oft, unmercifully-'Murther- 
 ing ill the Proteftancs they met with, [paring 
 neither Women, or the Children at their Mo- 
 ther's Breafts, and what's worfe, no Perfon of 
 Authority oppofed their barbarous Infults and 
 Abufes. Hearing of thefe Cruelties, I went 
 to vindicate the innocent Blood. 
 
 I no fooner arrived at Garrigus, than a Pai> 
 ty of thefe Rogues, to the Number of four 
 Hundred fell into my Hands , I thought at 
 firft I was to deal with brave Men, who 
 wou'd make ufe of the good Arms they had, 
 but the Event convinced me, that Bravery is 
 not in mean Souls ,• for I had fcarce attack'd 
 them, when they all run away ; however, I 
 overtook more than the half of them, to 
 whom I return'd what they had done to our 
 poor Bretheren ,- and the reft wou'd have met 
 with the fame Fate, had not my Troop 
 been much fatigued. 
 
 AFTER this Expedition, I went to- 
 wards Lujjan, and arrived at Bruefel, where 
 I heard there were fome ^ther Rogues comit- 
 ting the like Diforders in that Neighbour- 
 hood ; fome Days after I fell on them . They 
 B b 2 had 
 
I9<5 MEMO I R S of the 
 
 had made a great Booty, and were more than 
 three thoufand va feveral Bodies, and all of 
 that Part of the Country. 
 
 M Y Troop confided only of the Num- 
 ber of threefcore Horfes, and eight hundred 
 Foot, but it was enough and more than I 
 wanted for fuch People ; and they themfelres 
 were Co well perfwaded of it, that as foon as 
 they perceiv'd us, they abandon'd their Booty, 
 and made their Efcape, to fave their Lives; 
 but my light Horfc overtook 'cm, and cut 
 them after fuch a Manner, that it was fur- 
 prizing to fee fo many fall by their Hangers ; 
 and I believe truly that the Lujfards, never 
 made better life of their Arms, than we did 
 that Day : Thus we punifh'd thofe Monfters 
 of Cruelty, with as much Pleafurc as Juftice. 
 Thofe who evaded our Blows, were obliged 
 to crofs the River Ardech, which was fo rapid, 
 and the fear not permitting them to look for 
 Fordable Places, that 7 many were drown'd. 
 After their Defeat, I came back where their 
 Booty was, and ordered all the poor Prote- 
 flants who had follow'd me, to take every 
 Thing that belong'd to them, which they 
 did with great Regularity and Order, and 
 retired to their own Houfes very well fatisficd. 
 
 This 
 
Warsofthe CEVENNE3. igj 
 
 This Action h much aftonifh'd the Inhabi- 
 tants of thefe Quarters, that they did not af- 
 terward attempt to Plunder their Neigh- 
 bours. 
 
 AFTER this Expedition, I went to 
 another Place, call'd St. Flcrms, near St.Am- 
 #ro«i there was in that Valley a Troop of 
 Men, as wicked as thofe I had chaffed. I 
 was very Angry with them by reafon of their 
 Cruelty, but could not reach them, for they 
 were fo cautious, that they took a peculiar 
 <--are, tofhunme; However the Time of 
 M«r Punifhment being come, we came upon 
 them, when they leafl expeSed us, by reafon 
 of my long abfence. We arrived without rhe 
 Ieaft No.fe at their Place of Abode, call'd la 
 Sato; where there was a firong Garrifon of 
 hefe w,cked Men. The better to furprize 
 hem I caufed fevera! of my Men to drefe 
 themfelyes in the King's Soldiers Cloaths, 
 with whrteCockaids in rheir Hats, to make 
 
 THE Garrifon being thus deceived 
 came out to greet us, and fufTered us to ap- 
 proach them, as near as we thought proper: 
 
 When 
 
198 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 When we were near enough, they ask'd,/^'/j- 
 there ? whereunto we reply'd, Frejus, which 
 was the Name of the Militia's Colonel of 
 Ufez,. When they heard a Name fo well 
 known to them, twenty of them came with 
 my Men, and begun to boaft very much of all 
 their fine Actions; of the Booty they had got 
 from the Protcftants j and of all the Mur- 
 thers chey had committed, the kaft of which, 
 deferred Wheels and Fire. There was among 
 them, a lame Man out of the Village Erenow, 
 who very likely was the moll Cruel to Pro- 
 tectants i for at our firit approach he gave us 
 a thoufand bleffings for coming amongft them, 
 and faid after a very Affectionate Manner, 
 Gentlemen dorit be concerned about any thing* 
 I'll procure you extraordinary good Prices, and 
 (hew you all the Hugonettx Houjes y who help the 
 Camifards, and you may behave your fehes as you 
 think fit. One of my Men giving him liberty 
 to proceed in his Difcourfe without interrup- 
 ting him, he confefs'd, he had caus'd feveral 
 Students to be taken and hang'd. After 
 which, Confeflion, my Soldier ask'd him 
 with a loud Voice, Have you faid all? Tes, 
 anfwered the lame Man, with a low Voice, 
 and changing his Colour, faid, Why do you 
 *sk me this? For nothing at all, reply'd the 
 
 Soldiei 
 
Wars of the Cev EtntES. 199 
 
 Soldier ; but I think yoa have a fine Gun, pray 
 (hew it me ; he gave it up immediately, with 
 an Air which ihew'd that he perceived what 
 would happen to him, and faid in his Country 
 Language, Ah\ poor lame Man, thou hajlfpoken 
 too much. Which was rery true, for he and 
 forty of his Aflbciates were immediately fhot: 
 And if one of my Men had not fpoken an im- 
 prudent Word, which difcover'd what w c 
 were, I would have furprized the whole Gar- 
 rifon ; however, I let them know, if they did 
 not defift from their Cruelties, I'd return and 
 and put them all to the Sword. Which me- 
 naces, with what I had juft before done, pat 
 a flop for fome Time to their Difordcrs. 
 
 AFTER this I went to Succour the 
 Proteftants of Bloufac, a large Borrough about 
 a League from Ufez,. The Inabitants of which 
 Place, were half Proteftants and half Papifts. 
 The reformed had from very good Hands, 
 that the Papifts had form'd a defperate and 
 bloody Defign, to Murther them all in one 
 Night, when in their Beds, which occafioned 
 threefcore of them to quit their Houfas and 
 join me, being unable to defend themfelves, 
 all being difarm'd. Several old Men Women 
 and Children retired into the Neighbouring 
 
 City, 
 
ZOO MEMOIRS of the 
 
 City ; but fomc flay'd there not believing 
 they would perform their horrid Plot, or at 
 leaft would not do it as foon as it was expec- 
 ted ; but thefe Rogues were but too punctual, 
 and did not fail at the Time appointed to 
 Murther moll of thofe they met with, they 
 did not fpare even Infants at the Breaft j they 
 took fome Prifoners, and plunder'd their 
 Houfes ; all which cruelty having been exe- 
 cuted before my Arrival, all I could do, was 
 to fall on thofe Rogues, and caus'd thirty of 
 them to be fhot, then burn'd two Villages 
 where thefe wicked Men lived; which for a 
 while, put a flop to their Murthers. 
 
 SOME other Rogues committed the 
 like Diforders againft the Protectants towards 
 Nimef, I fent Catinat with forty Troopers 
 who attack'd them, kill'd feveral, and pur- 
 fued the reft even to the Gates of Beaucaire. 
 This made them afterwards more referved. 
 The Marefchal and Intendant Bavilie, were 
 under no concern for thefe Diforders and 
 Murthers, nor did they give themfelves the 
 Trouble to fupprefs 'em ; whereby the Rea- 
 der may judge by their not Puntfhing them, 
 that they encouraged and protected them, 
 and wou'd have fuffered another St. Bartholo- 
 mew* 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. ioi 
 
 mew, but God permitted thefe Rogues to be 
 Coon difperfed. 
 
 FROM Blaujac I went towards Vau- 
 nage, where I met with a Detachment out of 
 Firmarcon's Regiment, in a Place call'd Ga- 
 vernefs, near Aubois, along the VirdwU. There 
 happened a very remarkable encounter, viz,. 
 The three (core Men who came to me f~om 
 Bloufac, being yet unarmed, and feeing the 
 Dragoons March towards them, went to meet 
 them half way, with their own Arms, which E ncoun _ 
 were Slings and like other Davids, flung fuch tcr of Ga« 
 a ftorm of Stones at 'em that they kill'd ma- verne ' 
 ny, and wounded others, tho* they were alto- 
 gether as numerous as we ; when I came to 
 their Succour, with a Body of my Troop, I 
 fell on "em fo warmly, that they were o- 
 bliged to retire, in very great Confufion, and 
 loft two Officers and thirty Men, bcfides a 
 great Number that were wounded, and fever- 
 al Horfes which we took from them. 
 
 THE Diforders which the Papifts com- 
 mitted were fo great, that it obliged feveral 
 Proteftants who lived quietly in their own 
 Houfes, to come with us, for fear of being 
 murthered; fo that in a fhort Time, my 
 C c Troop 
 
 ■ft 
 
 ■ 
 
ZOl MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Troop encrea(ed to the Number of twelve 
 hundred Men. 
 
 W H E N I found my Party pretty ftrong, 
 I fent k eral Detachments towards the Place 
 where the Proteitants were moil in Danger; 
 after which, I went toward' Simmivts. The 
 Governor hearing I was then in nis Neigh- 
 bourhood, fent a Detachment out of his Gar- 
 rifon after me, with Orders to purfue clofely* 
 which they accordingly did ; but i gave 
 them fuch a warm reception, that they were 
 obliged ro retire wiui greater precipitation 
 than they came. 
 
 A few Days after I went with fourfcore 
 Hor(e, to a Village cail'd Verge^es, in order 
 to reft there; but I heard Colonel Fhmarcon 
 was coming thither, with a (bong Body of 
 Troops. I would willingly avoid Fighting, 
 the Match b'.in:> very unequal; bat it was 
 too late; for his Forces foon attack'd me 
 with great Fury, but having the Advantage 
 or the Ground, we oppofed him,- which he 
 no {gorier perceived, but he formed fome Squa- 
 drons to furroand me. When I found his de- 
 fign, we fell upon them with fuch Vigour and 
 Reibhtion, whillt tney w ere in Motion, that 
 
 we 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. zo$ 
 
 we routed them, and purfued 'cm To clofely, 
 that we hindred them to rally, till they over- 
 took their Foot j and would willingly have 
 purfued 'em further; but finding they were 
 fix to one, we thought proper to make the 
 bed of our Way, and retire from mat Village 
 into a Field oi Olive Trees, adjoining thereto, 
 which hinder'd them to di (cover our Num- 
 ber. The Enemy believing I was going to 
 join the reft of my Men, whom they thought 
 to be very Numerous, purfued me no more; 
 but flood for a while at tne entry or the Vil- 
 lage, and let me retire quietly. I Jolt there 
 four Men, and twde Horfes. 
 
 FROM thence, I went up towards 
 Durj$rt t where 1 met with Roland. Wefpent 
 the next Day together, without any Action 
 worthy obfervation, but retting our felves ; 
 and confulting each other about our Affairs. 
 And in the midft of our Confutation, we 
 perceived a Detachment convoying a Com- 
 miflary General from St Hifolyte to Anduz*e. 
 We were but a Gun-fhot from their Road, 
 but we did not oppole them, for we had frme- 
 thing elle in view, of greater Moment, fo that 
 we did not difcover our being there. In the 
 Evening, when this Detachment was coming 
 C c a back, 
 
Z04 MEMOIRSo/ the 
 
 back, they perceiv'd us, and the Commander 
 divided h s Troop in order to furround us, 
 butjwas very much furpriz'd,when he faw him- 
 fe'f furrounded, fo that there was no hope 
 A Detach- f or hi m t0 ma ^ e n j s e f ca p e . j n (hort, he and 
 
 St.Hipolyte^ ms Men were kill'd, except one whofe Life 
 utterly I fpared, at the requeft of one of my Men who 
 eat€ ' knew him ; but his Hour being come, that 
 unfortunate Man, could not evade his hard 
 Deftiny ; for as foon as he arrived in his Gar- 
 rifon, and had given an Account of the De- 
 feat, of this whole Detachment to the Go- 
 vernor : He was fo much exafperated, that 
 far from Rewarding the Fidelity of that Sol- 
 dier, he immediately ordered him to be hang'd, 
 faying, his Life was fpared, by reafon he 
 had ferv'd as a Spy to the Camifards, and 
 that he return'd to them wich no other De- 
 sign, than to give us Intelligence of fom& 
 Means, whereby to deftroy his whole Gar- 
 rifon; nay his Incredulity was fuch, that he 
 went Perfonally into the Field of Battle, to fee 
 tf the Report that unfortunate Soldier had 
 made was True, which he finding by the 
 exacl: Numberof his Men who were Slain, 
 had juft Reafon to blame his Paffion and 
 Incredulity. Had he been as ccuragious, as 
 furious, he would have made ufeof that Op- 
 portunity 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 10J 
 
 portunicy to revenge the Blood we had filed, 
 but inflead thereof, he no fooner heard we 
 were Marching towards him, but he retired 
 into his Garrifon, for fear of meeting with 
 the like Difafter. 
 
 A few Days after that, I was told that the 
 Papifts towards St. Florens, had again begun 
 to Plunder and Murther the Protcftants of 
 their Neighbourhood ; and that thefe laft 
 were very much in want of my Succour, 
 wherefore I fent for fcveral Detachments, 
 which I had towards Vaunage, and alfo, 
 from the High Cevennes, a Body of Troops 
 commanded by Solomon; fo that I gathered 
 twelve hundred Men together. 
 
 THE Marcfchal Montrevel was then at 
 Afoz,, with eleven Regiments, but he did not 
 think himfelf ftrong enough, but when he 
 had ten or twelve thoufand Men with him, 
 which was eafy for him to get, in regard 
 that befides the Militia of the Country, there 
 were in that Province, more than twenty 
 thoufand Men, of regular Forces at his Com- 
 mand. 
 
 IN 
 
106 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 I N order to attack the Papifls of St. 
 Florens at their weakeft Place, and moft ad- 
 vantagious to us, I defign'd to pafs privately 
 by a Caftle call'd the Tower of BiBiot, Sci- 
 tuate in a Plain a League from Allez,, but the 
 Marefchal got Notice thereof, by a Miller 
 to whom I imported the Secret ; but the 
 Traytor did not long enjoy the reward of 
 his Perfidioufnefs; for fuon after I had him 
 taken, and ordered him to be Shoe. As foon 
 as. 1 arrived in that Place which was in the 
 Du<k of the Evening, I pofieti iome advanced 
 Guards, in order to let my Men reft for a few 
 Hours, who were very much tired ; and in- 
 tended towards Midnight to March formard, 
 but the Marefchal having had Intelligence, 
 made difpofition to furprize and Defeat us ; 
 and flattered himfelf with the hopes of an 
 entire Victory ; having taken all the Precau- 
 tions immaginaoie not to mifs the opportu- 
 nity y and for that purpofe eight Regiments 
 of Foot, and two of Dragoons, were drawn 
 up, and he i>ifo ordered all the Gates of the 
 City to be fhut, for fear any Perfon fliou'd 
 come out and give roe Intelligence of his De- 
 fign. About ten of the Clock at Night, he 
 came out very Privately trom ABez., without 
 Noife of Drum or Trumpet, and arrived at 
 
 BiOiot 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 207 
 
 BiUm about Ekven. One of my advane'd 
 Guards hearing the Noife ol tiie Enemy com- 
 ing towards hm, Aloe at chetirftheperceiv'd, 
 this Noife ailanr/d us, and I perceiv'd then, 
 but too late I was furpriz'd, and had been be- 
 tray *d ,• however, I was obliged to make the 
 beft Defence I could; I awaked my Men, and 
 fent a Detachment to iupporc the advane'd 
 Guard who had fired. Whilft they were 
 Marching I gathered about four hundred Men 
 togetner, out of the CaftleGate, butbyrea- 
 fon our advanced Guards were not far off, nor 
 ftrong enough, and had been put to flight by 
 two Regiments, who came all at once, to the 
 CaftleGate,- the half of my Men could not 
 get time to come out of the Caftle. Thefe 
 two Regiments were Rouiergues and Haynaut* 
 fupported by thofe of la Fare, MarciUy and 
 the Marines, Towrnon, Tourntau, Royal Cantois, 
 Corde, Lijh Foot, Firmarcon, Little Languedoc 
 Dragoons, a Detachment of St. Cernains who 
 were alfo Dragoons, Swijjers Regiment, with 
 a ftrong Body of Marines, and more thin a 
 hundred lijh Officers. When all thefe Troops 
 came to the Caftle Gate, there commene'd 
 a moft dreadful and terrible Battle, it feem'd 
 as if Heaven and Earth had been on Fire, 
 and the Darknefs of the Night added more 
 
 Terrour ; 
 
108 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Terrour ; my Men who were in the Caftle, 
 fought fo defperately againft the Enemy 
 that every one expe&ed it would be his 
 laft Night ; however the Grenadiers who 
 were pofted near the Gate, were obliged 
 to retire and part of my Troop took that 
 Opportunity to come out from the Caftle, 
 and came to me, where I was pofted behind a 
 Rivulet except Forty, who were in two 
 Towers within the faid Caftles,who had not 
 heard of my orders to come out - 3 while they 
 were fighting thus, I made a Detachment 
 which I fent amongfl the Enemy, who cry'd, 
 Who comes there ? My Men anfwered Mont- 
 revel the Padrole, and immediately fired at 
 them, which put the Enemy into fo great Dis- 
 order, that it occafion'd a Battle amongft 
 themfelves. I afterwards went again to op- 
 pofe the Enemy who were endeavouring to 
 furround the Caftle, as foon as they perceiv'd 
 us, they thought we were fome of their 
 Friends, and let us draw near till wecharg'd 
 them and made them retire in confufion to- 
 wards one of their own Party, but the o- 
 thers taking them for us, fell on them and 
 and fought and kill'd one another for a con- 
 fiderable Time ; tho* it was Moon Light yet 
 they could not know one another. I would 
 
 willingly 
 
Wars of the C evennes. 209 
 
 willingly hare made ufe of that Opportunity, 
 to get the reft of my Men ouc of the Caftle, 
 but could not; for the Enemy having rally'd 
 together, and taken pofleflion of the Caftle 
 Gate, they obliged us to retire twice; how- 
 ever, the forty Men who were within, con- 
 tinued fuch dreadful firing at the Enemy, that 
 they were obliged to fend to Al/ez, for fome 
 Canons, in order to b^at down the Caftle 
 
 r and the Tower ; but before they could receive 
 that relief, their Grenadiers flung fo many 
 Grenadoes into it, that they fet it on fire; 
 fo that my poor tho' brave and refolute Sol- 
 diers perilled in the Flarr ics. This fight was 
 
 "-' very Bloody on both Sides, and lafted from 
 eleven a Clock ar Night, till four in the 
 Morning ; but thefe in the Caftle, defended 
 themfelves till eight, at whkh time they were 
 
 ' furroundec; by the Flames. 1 loft in that 
 unhappy Night, about two hundred Men, 
 and the Enemy had about twelve hundred 
 kiird and wounded. 
 
 W E fearing that we fhould be fur roun- 
 ded and routed entirely, thought proper to 
 tetreat before Day Light, and we defended 
 our felres fo vigoroufly, that the Enemy durft 
 wot purfue us. So we went towards Sr. 
 T) d Benez,et, 
 
210 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Benez,et t a Town in the Mi.dft of a Wood, 
 where we retted our ielves for a few Days 
 after our great Fatigues. I heard there, that 
 after the Battle was over, and Day Light ap- 
 pear'd, the. Enemy came to view the Corps 
 that were left in the Field, and meeting with 
 one who refembled me, they cut off his Head, 
 an4 carried it to the Marefchal Montrevel, 
 who look'd on it w;th abundance of Pleafure, 
 which verified the old faying, That we are 
 moft apt to give Credit to what we moft wijhfor. 
 The Marefchal was fo barbarous as to fend 
 my pretended Head, to my Father and Mo- 
 ther, who were then in Prifon at Allez*>. and 
 they were deceived by the refemblance of 
 that Head to mine, but they did not con- 
 tinue long in that Error ; for that very Even- 
 ing I found an Opportunity to let myParents 
 know I was /till alive j and they afterwards 
 found out, that thePerfon whom they thought 
 to be me, was a Soldier out of Solomon's 
 Troop who really refembled me very much. 
 Without doubt the Perfon who cut off the I 
 faid Head, expected a great reward : For I 
 the Reader may remember, that the Intend- I 
 ant Bavil/e, had promifed in the Beginning I 
 of our Infurrection, a reward of two hundred I 
 Piftoles, to any Perfon that wou'd carry him j 
 
 my J 
 
Wars of the C E v E n n es. zi i 
 
 my Head ; but finding himfelf fruflrated for 
 a long Time in his expe&ation, he advanced 
 the reward to one thoufand Piftoles, in order 
 to encourage fo bold and barbarous an at- 
 tempt. Would not the Reader believe that 
 this Intendant thought to find the Philofo- 
 pher's Stone in my Head ? when ht fet fo 
 great a Price thereon, however he rnd not the 
 Satisfaction to purchafe it, and I foon gave 
 the Enemy reafon to know I was not dead. 
 'Tis true I did not think proper to go and 
 chaflife the Rogues at St. Horens, by reafon I 
 heard my Defign was difcovered j and the 
 Marefchal had fent fome Troops towards 
 that Place, able to defend them, and do me 
 abundance of Prejudice; but I fought means 
 to revenge the lofs I had fuftered at the Tow- 
 er of B'tUiot -, and with that intent I went as 
 far as the Gates of Attez,, Anduz,e and Nimes, 
 to infult the Garrifons, and provoke them to 
 come out and fight me, but finding they wou'd 
 not, and that we might not be Idle, we 
 marched towards the Forces they had in other 
 GarrifonSi up and down the Country. For 
 the Reader mufl know, that as th« Mare- 
 fchal (whofe forefight was very extenfive) 
 had caus'd more than twenty Towns and 
 Villages to be fortified in the Plane, and had 
 D d 2 left 
 
m MEMOIRS of the 
 
 left Garrifons every where for tear the Cami- 
 far is fhould make incurfions through Langue' 
 doc, and raifeall the Proteftants of that Pro- 
 vince, who waited for a favourable Moment 
 to fhake off the Yoke of Bondage. And truly 
 his Prudence was very Commendable: But it 
 was then Neceffary to find out fome Meant 
 to crofs his Defign, and deftroy his Bulworks, 
 and prevent his Fortifications. I then began 
 by Boucairn, but the Garrifon perceiving me, 
 retired into the Caftle bulk on a Rock,l took 
 the place and demolifU'd all their Intrench- 
 ments. 
 
 FROM thence. I went to St. Gignies, 
 where I furprizcd and took mod of the Gar- 
 rifon, which confifted of about five hundred 
 Men', and the reft retired into the Church 
 and Church-Yard, which I could not burn or 
 deftroy, and from whence I could not force 
 them; while we were retiring, they (hot at 
 us, out of a Houfc, and kill'd one of my Men, 
 this provoked us fo, that we fen the Houfe 
 on fire, wherein we heard there was a Prieft, 
 with feveral other Perfons ; and that it was 
 he who had caufed them to fhbot at Us; fo 
 that if he was burnt in good Company, his 
 Indiscretion was the chief caufe of it. 
 
Wtrsofthe Cevennes. hj 
 
 F R O M St. Gignies I went to Lezan 
 near Anduz,e, and pull'd down their new 
 Intrenchments, obliged the Garrifon to retire 
 into the Church, and the Inhabitants to de- 
 molifh their Fortifications. 
 
 A few Days after I went towards Moufac, 
 to furprize the Garrifon, but was difcover'd, 
 and cou'd ta^e but a tew Soldiers. 
 
 FROM thence I went to Ledignan, 
 which Garrifon being unable to defend thcm- 
 fclyes, and unwilling to fight, retired into the 
 Church. 
 
 I went afterwards to a Borrough call'd 
 Vez,enobre> which was pretty well fortified, 
 and pull'd down all the Intrenchments. Tho* 
 all thefe advantages were but fmall, they 
 made a very great Nolfe thro* the Country, 
 and fo alarmed the Marefchal, that it occafi- 
 oned him to recall ^11 the Forces he had in 
 feveral Borroughs and Villages, and to fend 
 them into ftrong Cities, to fhelter them from 
 our Infults. 
 
 W H E N the Marefchal found he cou'd 
 not deftroy us by force, he endeavour'd to do 
 
 it 
 
H4 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 it by ftarving us, and to that purpofe order'd 
 the Inhabitants of the Country, to fetch 
 all their Corn, Provifions, and other Goods 
 within the wall'd City, and to burn the For- 
 rage, and that under pain of Death. Which 
 Orders drove us to very great Neceffity, for 
 thereby we were debarr'd from getting Pro- 
 vifions as before; but to prevent the confequen- 
 ces which were like to enfue, I did two Things, 
 the firft was to take away all the Corn, and 
 ,Wine I could find in the Farmers Store-houf- 
 es, and carry them into my Magazines 
 I had in Caves in the Mountains, We liv'd 
 upon thefe Provifions about the fpace of one 
 Year, and they wou'd have lafled much longer, 
 had there been none but my Men to maintain, 
 but I was obliged to provide for their Wives 
 and Children, from whom the Enemy had 
 taken away their fubftance. Thefcond Thing 
 I did, was to acquaint all the Country-men, 
 that in cafe they ftiould obey Marefchal de 
 Montrevel's orders in carrying the Provifions 
 into the wall'd Cities, they might exped to 
 have their Horfes, Mules and Afles Legs cut 
 off; and thofe who would conduct them tobe 
 fhot or hang'd; and to let them fee that 
 what I faid to them fhould be ftri&ly put in 
 Execution, the firft I difcovered difobeying 
 
 my 
 
Warsoftht Cevennes. 115 
 
 my Orders, and who performed more pun&u- 
 ally thofe of the Marefchal, loft their Lives 
 as an example to the others. The poor Peo- 
 ple were certainly to be much pitied, for they 
 knew not whom to obey, and faw themfelves 
 reduced to that cruel ftate of being punifhed, 
 if they fhou'd obey the Marefchal's Orders 
 or mine. I am perfwaded, that thofe who ex- 
 ecuted the Marefchal's Orders, did it con- 
 trary to their Wills, knowing what would 
 happea them, that is to fay, that they fhould 
 be no longer Mafters of what belong'd to 
 them, when they were obliged to aban- 
 don fcheir Houfes and Goods to retire into 
 the Cities. The Officers then took a Lift of 
 all Men and the Quantity of their Provisions, 
 and afterwards diftributed it to each Family ; 
 and if it happened that fome defired a Pound 
 of Bread more than ordinarily was allowed, 
 they were obliged to give very good reafons 
 . for it, before they could obtain it. For my 
 part, I did all I could to hinder my Men from 
 ftarving, and I made the Enemy as uneafy as 
 they did me, for 1 deftroy'd all the Mills 
 that were r®und about their Cities and Bor- 
 roughs, and prevented their getting any Pro- 
 vifions, efpecially Salt, Wood and Forrage, 
 which occafion'd a great fcarcity amongft 
 
 them 
 
litf MEMOIRS of the 
 
 them, fo that they were more than fix Months 
 before they could get any Salt, at AUez.. 
 Their Lands were unfilled, the Citizens no? 
 daring to come out from the Cities, which 
 made the People to grumble and force the E- 
 nemy to reduce many Garrifons, to reinforce 
 others who ftood in need of their Affiftance. 
 
 A T this Time Lieutenant General la 
 Lande arrived in the Province to ferve under 
 Marefchal Momrevel againft us. He made a 
 great Koife at his arrival, and frighted every 
 one: But this did not continue long, for he 
 was Civil and Humane, took no pleafure in 
 fpilling the innocent Blood, acquitted his 
 Duty without extending his Power too far, 
 and only puniftied thofe he found armed, it 
 was to be wilh'd he had commanded in chief, 
 for there would not have been fo much Biood 
 fhed. This General having informed the 
 Marefchal I was in the Woods, between 
 AUez, and Ufez; they gathared all their 
 Troops to come and attack me, but having 
 notice of their defign,and finding I had but four 
 hundred Men with me, and had to deal with 
 more than fix thoufand, a very unequal match; 
 I thought proper to withdraw to evade en- 
 countring them. If the Rivet Gardm htid 
 
 test 
 
Wars of the Cevennes, 2.17 
 
 not been fo overflow'd as it was, I would 
 have crofs'd it, and retired to a Mountain J 
 but it was no where Fordable. There were 
 feveral Woods and Forrefts near me, where 
 I could have retired, but knew I could not be 
 accomodated with Provifions there for my 
 Men: Howcvei, I was obliged to retire 
 thereto, and truft to Providence, and was glad 
 for a Time to evade meeting of a Goliah, who 
 though juft arrived was very defirous to Fight 
 and fignalize himfelf by my Defeat ; but af- 
 ter feveral "Marches and Counter-marches 
 they were neceflitated for Provifions a* well 
 as we, which obliged them to feperate them- 
 felves, and retire fome to Ufez,, and Anduze. 
 As for my Part, I went with my Men thro* 
 fecret and private Ways to our Magazines 
 where I was fupplied with what I wanted. 
 
 W H I L E we were in the midft of thefe 
 Woods, I received the terrible News of the 
 Pope's having declared himfelf our mortal E- 
 nemy ,- and that he had join'd his Spiritual 
 Arms to the Temporal of Lewis the Great. 
 His Holinefs darted his Thunder out of Va- 
 tican, and declared a Holy War aga.nft us. 
 The Copy of which Declaration enfues, viz,. 
 
 E e Clement 
 
Zi8 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 
 
 Clement XI. The Servant of the Servants of 
 our Lord, and to our beloved Son in Chrift, 
 Ambrofius Bifhop otAllez,, Greeting, and our 
 
 divine Bleffing. 
 
 NO N E can exprefs the extreme difplea- 
 fure ive eonceive, in hearing by the moft 
 honourable AmbaJJadour of France, that the He- 
 reticks in the Cevennes, the cur fed race oj anti- 
 ent Albigeois, had lately taken up Arms againft 
 the Church and King. Wherefore in order to put 
 a flop to the Contagion of fu furious a Plague, 
 ■which ive thought to have been already deftroyed 
 by Lewis the Great's Piety ; We think fit to fol- 
 low the laudable example of our Predeceffours in 
 the like Cafes. In order thereto, and to ingage 
 and encourage God's EleSi to exterminat that curf- 
 ed Race of wicked Men> -who in all Ages have 
 been an abhorrence both of God and Cafar , and 
 trujiing ourfelves to the Power of binding and un- 
 binding, which our Saviour granted to the Chief of 
 the Apoftles. We grant and freely give Plenary 
 Forgivenefs of all Sins whatfoever y to all thofe 
 who will Lift themfelves in this Holy Militia, 
 if it Jhouldfo happen that they be kiWd in the fight. 
 And to thatpurpofe we order this Bull, feal'd with 
 the Seal of Sinners to be pofted up at all the Church 
 
 Gates 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. Z19 
 
 Gates of your\Diocefs , to the End that thofefari - 
 cus Men may [pre ad no further. 
 
 Given at Rome the fir ft o/May, in the 
 Tear of our Saviour, 1703. And the 
 fourth of our Popedom. 
 
 As foon as the Bifhop of AUez, had received 
 that moftcurfed Bull of the pretended Vicar 
 of God; of an Infinite Mercy, immediately 
 publifhed it, and to fecond his Matter's Zeal, 
 he accompanied his Bull with the following 
 Mandamus. 
 
 Antbrofius by Divine Permiflion, Bifhop of 
 Allez,, to all and each of the Vicars of our 
 Diocefs who fhall fee thefe prefent Letters 
 Greeting. 
 
 W HE RE AS the Inhabitants of the 
 Cevennes making aplaujible Pretence, 
 by their mofi ungodly Rebellion, to promote the 
 Purity oj God's Service, which was (according to 
 St. Augujlins observations) the conftant Pratlice 
 of Hereticks, and being pojfeffed with\a devilijh 
 Spirit, ay we have all reafon to believe, have re- 
 volted again/1 hisfacred Majefiy Lewis the Great, 
 have reduced Churches, Chappells and Convents^ 
 E e 2 into 
 
220 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 
 
 into Ajhes; deflrofd with Sword and fire the Farms 
 and Revenues of our Clergy ; and have not only 
 (what we can't repeat without. Trembling) ufed 
 after a mojl injurious and cruel Manner the ve- 
 nerable Priefts of our Churchy but have Murther'd 
 them even at the Feet, of the Altars. 
 
 W E Ambrofius by divine Permiffion, Bifhop 
 of Allcz, willing to obey (as far as in our Power , 
 the Orders of our mvfl holy Pontiff, and of our 
 moft Pious King Lewis the XIV. We Order and 
 Command you finely by thefe prefents, to apply 
 your f elves to preferve the Flock, which we have 
 trufted to your Cares, from this Contagion which 
 is Co pernitious both to Body and Soul. Moreover 
 we exhort you all, by the lntrails of our blejfed 
 Saviour, to Preach frequehtlj to the People, and ex- 
 hort in your Sermons, all faithful Chridians, not to 
 give any Succour or the leajl Help to thefe Re- 
 bels, even not to fupply them with Vitluals and 
 Provijions ; but rather endeavour to extirpate 
 them by Fire and Sword: They who perform this 
 lawful Duty, as it is incumbent on the Soldiers 
 boxh of Church and King, they jhatt receive a ple- 
 nary Indulgence jor all their Sins, as it appears 
 mo, e full) •■in the Bull, with all the plentiful fruits 
 of thu Indulgence : Wherefore we make no doubt 
 but you will apply your f elves with Joy and one 
 
 Accord 
 
Wars of ffoCEVENNES. ZZI 
 
 Accord towards the fuccefs of this Affair. And, 
 as Lewis the Great has refolved, according to the 
 wholfome Advice of the holy Pontiff and Bifiops 
 cfhis Kingdom, not to leave one Heretick alive in 
 all his Dominions ; by this Means the gnat God's 
 Majejly, the honour of the Catholick Church, and 
 and the Prince's Royal Dignity fiall be kept invi- 
 olable, in all Ages. 
 
 Given at Allcz the 26th of May, 1703. 
 
 I T was after this Manner they unmerci- 
 fully Thundered againft us. The Pope from 
 the Vatican, and the Bifhop of Allez, from the 
 Top of the Caflle near the City : But good 
 Luck for us, we did not hear the Noife of 
 their Thunders, nor feel the Strokes of their 
 Thunder-Bolts. We were mote afraid of a 
 Musket Ball from the King's Soldiers, than 
 of all thefe brutifh and devilifh Thunders. 
 They did not dare to pod up the Papal Bull, 
 at the Gates of the Churches, in the Places we 
 frequented, for we never faw one of them. 
 However, we foon perceived that God had 
 ^ore regard to our Prayers, than the Anathe- 
 ma of our Enemies ; for about that Time, 
 the Commandant of Ufez,, having got Notice 
 that I was not above an Hour's Journey from 
 that City ; and that I had but three hundred 
 
 and 
 
zzi MEMOIRS of the 
 
 and fifty Men, he gathered all the Garrifon, 
 and chofe the beft of all the Sea or Marine 
 Soldiers, that were there, with fome other 
 Troops, which in all amounted to above feven 
 hunded Men : He gave them to Colonel la 
 Jonquieres, with orders to attack my Forces 
 every where they could meet us. This Co- 
 lonel taking his leave of the Commandant, told 
 him he wou'd foon give him a-good account 
 of me. In order to be as good as his Word, 
 (for he was a brave Officer) he went dire&ly 
 to the Place they inform'd him I was in ; but 
 we had left it a little before : However, he 
 1 taring of the Road we had taken, fo! ! ow'd 
 us ; and as it had rain'd a great deal that 
 Day, he purfued us by our Tracts, and he 
 arrived in the Evening near Moujac on the 
 River Go. don > where I was to refrefh my felf. 
 As foon as I got Notice thereof, I left that 
 Place and my Lodging to them, and Went to 
 Lodge half an Hour's Journey from thence, 
 to a Village call'd Lafcours deCrivier, fcituate 
 on a Hill by the fame River, where I lay that 
 Night ; and went away from thence next 
 Day very early. Colonel la Jonauieres came, 
 there to halt, and not being fatisfied with 
 that, caus'd the Village to be plundered and 
 kill'd feveral Perfons of both Sexes, and of 
 
 all 
 
Wars of the Cevennes 12,3 
 
 all Ages. I had Notice of all thefe Diford- 
 ers, and of his faying he would follow me to 
 the laft Day. And I was well iuform'd of 
 the great Number of Troops he had, which 
 when I compared to mine, I found that two 
 Swords were longer than one, and wou'd have 
 been willing to vindicate them poor unfortu- 
 nate Inhabitants, but my Forces could not 
 anfwer my Wifties; however, was much con- 
 cerned to hear the Complaints of a Father 
 and Mother, a Brother and Sifter, whofe Pa- 
 rents they had kilPd, and taken away all they 
 had in their Houfes: Notwithstanding I 
 proceeded on my Road, full of Grief, and 
 made a Stand on a little Hill, half a League 
 from Lafcours. There came to me feveral o- 
 ther People with new Complaints, which 
 griev'd me fo much, that at laft I told my 
 Men, I was refolv'd to go no further, and 
 that we were obliged to fight, to put a Stop 
 (with the Help of God) to fo many Diford- 
 ers and Cruelties. I ordered my Men to Pray- 
 ers, and exhorted them to follow me and 
 fight couragioufly for the Defence of our Li- 
 berty and Religion, which every one readily 
 agreed to. When I perceiv'd the Enemy a-far 
 off, and our Refolution being taken, I chofe 
 advantagious Ground where there was a 
 
 Brook, 
 
ZZ4 MEMO IKS of the 
 
 Brook, behind which I pofted my felf. I had 
 then thirty Troopers, which I put on my 
 Left in a Place covered with Shrubs, erect 
 about twenty Paces from the Body I com- 
 manded my felf; and on my Right I pofted 
 three Score Men, with Orders to lye flat on 
 the Ground 'till the Enemy had made their 
 Difcharge, and my Troopers had fired from 
 the Place I had pofted them, and after that 
 to rife and fire at the Enemy; all which was 
 fo well ordered and performed, that the Ene- 
 mies were furprized and overturned ; and after 
 a general Volley from the Enemy, which 
 wounded but few of my Men; I came up 
 with them, and pafs'd on the other Side of „ 
 the Brook ; mean time my Ambufcadoes and 
 Troopers fired at them, through the Hedges 
 which cover'd them, and thofe who lay down 
 on the Ground got up and did the like, fett- 
 ingupon them every where on the Flank; I 
 took that Opportunity to fall with my Troop 
 on thofe that were before me, and it was then 
 wefaw the Enemy dropping down very thick, 
 and the reil being frighten'd, foon wheel'd a- 
 bout and ran away. We purfued them very 
 dole, putting every one to the Sword we met 
 with. Scarce one Hundred and fifty efcap'd ; 
 more than Twenty four Officers were kill'd 
 
 on 
 
Warsofthc Cevennes. 215 
 
 on the Spot, the moft of their Dragoons were 
 dismounted, the reft threw themfehes into the 
 Gardon y to endeavour to make their efcapc 
 by Swimming. Colonel la Jonquieres Ietc his 
 Horfe, for as he could not leap over a Wall, 
 and finding himfelf clofely purfued, was obli- 
 ged to quit it to climb over to fave his Life. 
 It was a very good Horfe, I brought him in- 
 to Piemonty and rode him for three Years, and 
 what is very (urprizing, I had not one Man 
 kill'd in that Action, and but twelve wounded, 
 two of whom died of their Wounds. 
 
 LIEUTENANT General JeLaitde 
 having heard this fatal News, came to their 
 Succours with fifteen hundred Men, even to 
 the Field of Battle, where without doubt he 
 was very much furpriz'd to fee fuch great 
 Numbers of Dead in fo little a Spot of Ground. 
 Truly as foon as I had defeated them, I took 
 away all their Arms and Amunidon, I loaded 
 feveral Mules with their Spoils, and got a 
 considerable Sum of Gold and Silver. 
 
 AFTERWARDS, I retired into 
 
 Divez,et's Wood. It has been always a cuf- 
 
 tom among the Soldiers in France to extort 
 
 Money from the Country, and efpeci- 
 
 F f allv 
 
ntf MEMOIRS o/jM 1 
 
 ally the rerfecution, giving them free tolera- 
 tion in the Cevennes; there is no doubt but 
 they made ufe of that Opportunity, to gather 
 as much as they could. Thefe Pyrates had 
 plundered, kii-l'd, and made the Country 
 .pay all they could get from them. So 
 they came very ricii to me, But God who 
 abhors fuch extortions, made them lole their 
 Booty with their Lives. 
 
 . 
 W E made very good >ufe of it, for as 
 there was an Order ambngi]; us that all the 
 Money we coul^d get from the Enemy mould 
 be Uyul into my Hatxds to be divided accor- 
 •dir.giytoeach Perfon's Men>, fo, it was ex- 
 actly perform'd ; fome aTiongit us had quitted 
 zhdx Wives and Children, others wanted 
 Cloaths, and Shoes; and like a good Father, 
 I divided the whole, after iuch an equal Man- 
 ner, that every one was fatisfied. 
 
 . 
 
 M A R Q U I S/fl Lande finding he cou'd 
 
 not revenge Colonel la Jonquieres's Caufe, 
 
 went much concern 'd to Alez,, and from thence 
 
 to Anduz,e, where he heard, Roland -was but 
 
 a League from thence, in a Place call'd the 
 
 Bndge ofSaliudrer, between Anduz,e y and St. 
 
 John of Gardonnenques. This News again 
 
 ani- 
 l i 
 
Wars of the C e v e n n'e s. zxj 
 
 animated his Courage and Hope. He or- 
 der'd a Detachment of Foot to haften to him- 
 Wherefore Roland having got Notice, laid 
 an Ambufcade, in a very narrow Defile, where 
 twenty Men could flop two hundred. There 
 was on one Side of it a Mountain where he 
 potted fome Men, and on the other, a dread- 
 ful Precipice, whofe bottom reached the River 
 Ga> don j he let them come into the Defile, 
 but when he perceutsd they weie advanced 
 far enough, he attacked them at once before 
 and behind, and from the Top of the Moun- 
 tain, the Detachment whicn he had poll- 
 ed there, rowled down large Stones, which 
 kill'd a great many. This General finding 
 himfelf in a Snare, did not know how to 
 come out of it, but happily difcover'd a Mill 
 on the River Side, which was Fordable and 
 where Roland had negle&ed to poft fome Men, 
 which if he had done, neither their General 
 nor any of his Men would have efcaped. 
 However his lofs was very confiderable, for he 
 left behind him feveral Men, both Horfc and 
 Foot, he was foclofely purfued, that having 
 drop'd his Hat, he had not Time to take it 
 up, which having expofed him to the Mirth 
 of his fellow Officers, made him more wary 
 how he attacked us in the High Lands, but 
 
 F f 2 wa $ 
 
2l8 MEMOIRSt/(k 
 
 was very willing to be at me, who commonly 
 kept the Plain. But I knowing he had the 
 Advantage of far greater Numbers, and on 
 that account madeufeof fuch Means as dif- 
 appointed all his Schemes and Defigns. 
 
 WHILE Roland aaed againft the 
 Marquis la Lande y I was not idle ; being in- 
 fbrm'd that a considerable Sum of Money 
 for the Garrifon, was carrying down to Alex. 
 and Anduz,e> under the Convoy of a Body of 
 Miquelets, I went and polled my felf on the 
 Road of St. Hipolyteto Anduz,e t where they 
 were to pafs, but it was our Misfortune that 
 they had Notice thereof, and went another 
 Way; I purfuedthem as fall as I could, but 
 could not prevent their retreat, into the Caftle 
 ofVtbracy with their Treafurc, though we 
 kill'd a great many of them. That Prey 
 would have been a very great help to me in 
 the Nefeffity I was then in. Thefc Mique- 
 lets- liad been for a confiderablc Time in the 
 dountry ; for the Enemy found thcmfelves 
 obliged to fend fome Succours into Germany, 
 and had taken as many Troops out or the 
 Ovetmes as they could, and fent in their ftead, 
 forty Companies of Miquelets out of Spain. 
 *Tis well known that thefe Men are only 
 
 good 
 
Wars of the Cevekkes. 119 
 
 good to fend out to make Difcoverics, climb 
 the Mountains, plunder and kill every one, 
 and confequently unfit to fight, wherefore 
 they wou'd never attack me, tho* they were 
 well armed. 
 
 I was then in fufpence whether I fhould 
 make a general infurrection or not, but I want- 
 ed Arms, Ammunition and Money, which are 
 the chief Nerves of the War, and the Succours 
 which had been fo often promifed to us did 
 not come. Moreover I was afraid to cxpofc 
 a whole Nation, tho' fuch an lnfutrection 
 would hare been advantagious, both to them 
 and to me, for obtaining a better Peace. How- 
 ever being willing to make an attempt, I de- 
 tached Catinat and Daires, with four more, 
 and fent them into Rouvergues, in order to find 
 out the difpofition of our Friends. They 
 got a fmall Party who took up Arms and hav- 
 ing very imprudently mifmanaged, were Tout- 
 ed in five Days; and five of them taken and 
 immediately put to Death : However, Ca- 
 tinat had the good fortune to make his efcape. 
 This Motion allarm/d Marefchal Montr evel, 
 who fent fome Troops to prevent the Confe- 
 quences. It was at this Time the batbarous 
 Murther of Madam Miramand happen'd, (he 
 
 was 
 
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 was a Roman Catholick Lady of Quality, 
 born at Alez,, youthful, beautiful, and uni- 
 vcrfally beloved, for her good qualities; but 
 efpecially for her great Charity towards the 
 Poor, and Prifoners. She was going one Day 
 in her Litter, with her Waiting-Maid, from 
 Lufan, to St. Ambvoije, accompanied by a 
 Foot-Man, and an Old Man, who was alfo 
 a Roman Catholick, and who had help'd fe- 
 veral Proteftants to make their Efcape out of 
 the Kingdom in the Time of Perfection. 
 She was attack'd a League from LuJJan, by 
 four Rogues, who took her from her Litter, 
 and her Waicing-WomanandMurther'dthem 
 together with the reft of her Retinue, and 
 took all the Booty they could. So barbarous 
 a Murthermade a very great Noife thro' the 
 Country, and our Enemies did not fail to im- 
 pute it to us, by publifhingth.it the Camifards 
 were the Authors thereof. But happily fome 
 Inhabitants of Fom, a Town near where the 
 Murtherwas committed, deteftingfo inhuman 
 a Crime, and fearing to have their Houfes 
 bufn'd came to me with information, that 
 four Men towards Lufan had committed that 
 Murther, and were retired into Bouqutft's 
 Wood, and withal faid, if I wou'd fend a De- 
 tachment, they wou'd direct 'em to find out 
 
 the 
 
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 the Rogues. Immediately I fent Twenty 
 Troopers in purfuit of them. And as the 
 Villains pretended to be our Friends and 
 would come now and then to fee us, they 
 miitrufted nothing in feeing my Men, but on 
 the contrary came to meet them, -and bewail- 
 ed very much or* their barbarous Murther, 
 the Officer who commanded rhe Detach- 
 ment gave them leave to fay what they wou'd, 
 after which he ordered them to be tied with 
 RopeSj and brought to Sl Maurice, where I 
 was. Two of the_ Country-Men who had 
 guided my Detachment, inform 'd me of all 
 the Particulars of that inhuman A&ion. And 
 the Murthere rs being examined confefs'd the 
 Fact. If I had but one of them Hangmen, 
 who were in great Numbers with Intendant . 
 Baville, I v/ould have made them fuffer a more 
 cruel Death than that of being (hot; how- 
 ever three of them were fliot, and the fourth 
 was faved, by reafon his Comrades confefs'd 
 to was not guilty of the Murther but on the 
 contrary had done allhecou'd toprevent their 
 committing of it. 
 
 AFTER the execution, I fent an Ex- 
 prefs to Marcfchal Montrevel, to give him 
 Notice that thefe Men were not of my Troop 
 
 and 
 
2J1 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 and that 1 had put them to Death, and if he 
 was willing to have their Bodies cxpofed on 
 a Wheel he might with fafety fend for them. 
 He very much approved (as I was told J of 
 what I had done ; moreover 'tis very well 
 known, that there was extraordinary good 
 Discipline amongft us, efpecially an Article 
 not only forbidding Murther and Robbery, 
 but even anything that could come near thele 
 Crimes. And in fliort, our Difcipline was 
 pcrform'd with the itricteft Rigour againfl 
 thofe who would Infringe it. An Example 
 whereof follows. One of my Soldiers being 
 going to aParty, and having met with a Mer- 
 chant who was going from jilez, to Uftz, 
 and feeing his Cloaths to be better than his 
 own, obliged him to change : Whereof, I 
 was no fooncr inform 'd, than he was con- 
 demn'd to loofe his Life, tho' the Merchant 
 did not complain, but feem'd to be well plea- 
 fed with the Exchange. However, at the 
 Merchant's^ rcqueft I pardon'd him, after 
 he had run the Gantlet, by reafon he would 
 not go away until he had got his Pardon. My 
 Enemies as well as my Friends, did me always 
 the Juftice to fay, that never was Difcipline 
 better obferv'd than mine; and truly it was 
 
 what 
 
Wars of the Ceveukes. 233 
 
 what always maintained us and procured us 
 good Friends. 
 
 AFTER thefc Murtherers I fpoke of, 
 were put to Death. I heard by my Spies, 
 that Marefchal Montrevel was going from 
 Nitnes to Alez., with a Convoy of four thou- 
 fand fix hundred Men, and wasro crofs the 
 Gm don at Ners> which had then overflow'd 
 it's Banks, and that there was but one Boat 
 which would carry over his Men, and confe- 
 quently his Foot cou'd not crofs it without 
 much Difficulty and Time, wherefore I re- 
 folved to make his paffage more difficult by 
 potting my (elf with eight hundred Men in a 
 very advantagious Defile, near Ners, which 
 Village is Scituate on a Hill watered by the 
 River Gardon. When any Perfon goes there 
 from Boucarian, they may fee it from a good 
 -Difiancc efpecially the Cattle, and at half a 
 a League from that Village, is a large bare 
 and barren Plain, being often overflow'd by 
 that River but coming near it's Bank, one dif- 
 covers towards Ners, Willow Trees and 
 Hedges along the Shore, of a vaft length, 
 which make a kind of a natural Intrenchment, 
 and renders its Palfage very Difficult. There 
 .js but one Foord which meets a Road that 
 G % leads 
 
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z^4 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 leads winding about even to the Cattle, and 
 whofe Afcent is very fteep and difficult, nar- 
 row and bordered on each Side, with thick 
 Hedges. It was there I lay in Ambufh, and 
 ported two flrong Detachments _in the two 
 Angles ohh'at Road with feveral fmall Bodies 
 of Soldiers, which I placed here and there on 
 the Hill, that they gHgjllj more CQmraodioufly 
 Fire on thofe who fhould efcape our firft 
 Volley. Having thus waited for fome Hours, 
 we Taw in the Evening, the Van Gnard of 
 the Marefchal's Army cominj toward us. 
 We let them come to the other Side of the 
 River, when I commanded a hundred of my 
 Men to fire upon them, feveral fell in the 
 W'ater, which drove them away, and the reft 
 turri'd back. When the Enemy heard "our 
 Volley, they hafied towards us, and woujd 
 fain pafs in greater Numbers; but I imme- 
 diately got two hi ndred Men to fire at 
 them, which like wife drop'u feveral or them in. 
 the River and obliged their whole Army to 
 jfop, t ho' far from our reach. The Mare- 
 fclul having heard all this, and knowing the 
 Advantage of that Poft, being perfwaded his 
 whole Army would have perifhed there, had 
 they attack'd us, retired with his Troops to 
 B^Lcairian, with a defign, without doubt to 
 
 attack 
 
Wars of the CEVENNES. 2.3 5 
 
 attack us the next Morning in another Place, 
 but we did not think proper to wait for him, 
 and therefore retired that very Night, into 
 the Woods. The next Morning the Mare- 
 fchal did not fail to furround the whole Hill 
 of Ners, having crofs'd the Gardon by another 
 Foord, but he might have fpared himfelf 
 that Trouble, for he found the Road free, 
 and retired to Allez, without meeting any op- 
 pofition; However, the grief of having been 
 flopton his Road before, obliged him to fend 
 a Garnfon to Ners, for fear of the like dif- 
 after again; and having afterwards look'd on 
 that Poft,asvery Advantagious,theyconftant- 
 ly kept a Garrifon in the Caftlc, and the 
 Lord thereof could never obtain leave from 
 Court that they might retire. 
 
 W H E N the Marefchal was arrived at 
 Allez,, he required the befl Wine the Province 
 cou'd afTord, and without doubt, he was not 
 Satisfied with the Wine of that City, in re- 
 gard that it was too Small, he fent for fome 
 towards Langlade and Calvifon, whofe Soil pro- 
 duced excellent Wine. 
 
 BEING one Day on Ladignans Road, 
 I perceived fix Mules laded with Wine, I 
 
 fpokc 
 
Zjd MEMOIRS of the 
 
 fpoke to the Mule Drivers, and ask'd 'tm 
 frcm whence they came, where they were 
 going, and whofe Wine that was they 
 were conveying ? They replied, it btlong'd 
 to the Marefchal Muntrevel. I deiired them 
 to (hew their Paflports, but having none, I 
 told them the ? r Mules and Wine were a very 
 good Prey, and immediately ordered fome 
 of my Soldiers to drive the Mules into the 
 Woods of Quifac, and there lay up the W ine 
 till we fhou'd wane it; after which I defired 
 the Mule drivers to continue their Road to- 
 wards Allez,, and gave them a courteous Let- 
 ter for the Marefchal, wherein I inform'd him, 
 I wou'd drink his and his Miftrefs's Health, 
 and being refolv'd to return fome former Rai- 
 lery, (to give him Joke for Joke) I fubferibed 
 my felf Prince of Cevennes, by reafon he had 
 given me that Title, out of Contempt. 
 
 THIS General received a fupply of new 
 Troops daily, and as foon as they had all ar- 
 rived, he endeavour'd to attack and deilroy 
 us, but all his Stratagems prov'd ineffectual; 
 for I knew the Means to avoid encountering 
 him : During his greateft Motions, I met a 
 Detachment of fix ot feven hundred Men com- 
 manded by the Governor of St. Hifolytt, who 
 
 was 
 
Wars of the C e^nnes. 137 
 
 was going to Anduz.e. This Officer was ve- 
 ry furious whrlit in his Citadel, and boafted 
 that with four hundred Men he wou'd beat 
 and turn all the Camifards out of the Kingdom, 
 and laughed at the Officers who were beat- 
 en, but there is great difference between 
 Words and Deeds, for having met him on 
 his March, as brave a Man as he thought 
 himfelf to be, I made him forbear his threat- 
 ning Language, by defeating the greateft 
 Part of his Detachment, and obliging him to 
 go and fhut himfelf up wirh the remains of his 
 Detachment in the Caflle of Tournac, not far 
 from thence. But whereas I cou'd not force 
 him thence for want of Cannon, I retired well 
 fatisfied with having bearen him with equal 
 Forces. I faw him on the Top of a Tower 
 looking after me with a Perfpe&ive Glafe, 
 and without doubt was very forry to fee me 
 retiring, for he expected the Marefchal Mont- 
 revel and Lieutenant General la Lande to 
 come and relieve him. I was fince inform'd 
 that a Captain out of the Regiment of Hay- 
 naut who was then in his Detachment, ask'd 
 him how he liked that Cavallier, whom he 
 often faid he wou'd whip with a Rod any 
 where he could meet him ? to whom he an- 
 
 fwered 
 
138 M E M O I K S of the 
 
 fwered in Confufion, That an Apprentice may 
 come to be Mafter. 
 
 THE Marcfchal who was but two 
 Hours journey from thence with a Body of 
 fix thoufand Men, and the Marquis la Lande 
 with another Party of two thoufand, came 
 to fuccourhim, but too late, for I had juft 
 got to the Top of the Mountain at whofe 
 Foot we fought, after having taken ail the 
 Arms, Amunition and other Boory, we cou'd 
 get in the Field of Battle ; the Marefchal hav- 
 ing for a confiderable Time viewed us from 
 the bottom of the Mountain, being unwilling, 
 or rather uncapable of coming to us; retired 
 to Al/ez,, near his dear Amours ; where there 
 was lefs Danger and more Pleafure. The 
 Vintage Time beinc come, feveral of my 
 Men went privately to their own Houfes, as 
 they had done during the Harveft, with a re- 
 folution to come back to me as foon as they 
 had fettled their Domeftick Affairs. As for 
 my Part, I only rambled from Piace to Place, 
 keeping my felf in a defenfive Pofiure,- till 
 my Men returned, which was in a Fortnight's 
 Time, I went towards the Mountain of Lau- 
 xere, as far as a Village call'd Caftagwl, in 
 order to confult with Solomon, on the deiign 
 
 we 
 
Wars of the Cevennes zjg 
 
 wc had before formed, to go and difarm all 
 the Papift of that Neighbourhood, and to go 
 as far as Vivarez.. Having met together wc 
 ufed all ©ur endeavours to oblige the Enemy 
 to come out from the Pount of Montvert to 
 fight us, but they would not do it, though 
 they were fuperiour to us in Number. The 
 Country we were in being barren and adefert> 
 we could not flay above three or four Days, 
 for want of Provisions, and being without 
 Hopes of getting any advantage over our E- 
 ncmieSj and bad Weather coming on, we re- 
 tired into our Gallery, towards Anduze and 
 ASez,. 
 
 TOWARDS the End of November, I 
 got an Exprefs from Roland, laRofe, Conftanet, 
 and Solomon, fent to me to let us know, the 
 defign they had form'd to furprize the Gar- 
 rifon of Gmovillac, and to deiire me to go and 
 fuftain them. Their Rendezvous was in a 
 Village near that Borrough, from whence 
 they went and attack'd the Garrifon, which 
 confifled of the Number of three hundred 
 Men regular Troops, and two hundred Mili- 
 tia. They forced them from one Street to a- 
 nother, and after a vigorous refinance, and 
 great lofs on both Sides, they (hut themfelves 
 
 up 
 
140 MEMOIRS*/ the 
 
 up in the Church, dnd made themfelves Maf- 
 ters of the Place. General Jutien who was 
 but two Leagues from thence, and having 
 heard what had been done, intended to go im- 
 mediately to their Succour ; but being inform- 
 ed Roland was there, he wou'd go no further, 
 but immediately fent orders to Brigadier Id 
 'Planquei, who was Commanding at S^Eitenne, 
 to come to meet him with all his Forces.- As 
 for me I began my March at the Day ap- 
 pointed : But unfortunately was ftop'd by 
 bad Weather, and want of Provifion, fo that 
 1 was obliged to go back. I gave Notice 
 thereof to Roland, who defended himfelffor 
 two Days in Genov iliac, againft the Garrifon 
 that was in the Church, and the Militia of the 
 Neighbourhood, but at the approach of Jit- 
 lien and la Planques, he went out of Genoviffac, 
 and retired into the Woods ; and thofe two 
 Officers retired with their Troops into their 
 Quarters. Had I been able to join Roland, 
 and keep pofleflion of Genoviflac, we wou'd 
 foon havefeena general infurrectioh, for we 
 were refolved to deflroy that Place, to the 
 End it fhould no more ferve as a retreat to 
 the Enemy ; and from thence to go to Viva- 
 rez,axid Rouvergues, but efpecially to the latter, 
 where there was already an Infure&ion io 
 
 fane 
 
Warsof the Cevrk vies. x^\ 
 
 fome of the Papift's Villages, who had taken 
 up Arms by reafon they could not pay the 
 Pole Tax, and had declared, that in cafe theit 
 Goods were feized and expofed to publick 
 Sale, they would join the Camifards. I fent 
 two Ingenious Men thither, who from Time 
 to Time, carefully inform'd me of every 
 Thing and though the Magiftrates of that 
 Province, had appeafed the Malecontents, 
 by their fair Promifes. I do not queftion but 
 they would have taken up Arms, had they 
 been feconded by us ; but bad Weather as I 
 faid before put a Hop to this Project and manj 
 others. 
 
 I N the Month of December, Roland and 
 I formed a Defign to furprize the Garrifon 
 of Durforts but could not, it being reinforced 
 the fame Day. 
 
 BEING thus difappointed, wc went 
 dire&ly towards the Mountain, Lauzere, in or- 
 der to difarm four or five Urge Boroughs, all 
 Papifts ; and from thence go and do fomecon- 
 fiderable Action about Rcuvergner, where I 
 had fent fome Men to incite the People to a 
 general Infurre&ion, but all our Projects prov- 
 H h cd 
 
Z4l MEMOIRS of the. 
 
 ved unfucccfsful, becaufe our March was dif- 
 corered, and that we were obfrru&ed on the 
 Top of the Mountain, by violent Rain, and 
 Snow; which obliged Roland and me to fe- 
 pcratc : At that Time, Brigadier Julien was 
 pofied near the Bridge Montrevert with twen- 
 ty Companies of Miquelets, and three Battali- 
 ons of regular Troops; who when he heard 
 I was but two Leagues from him, he fent to 
 Brigadier Planque, defiring him to come and 
 join him in order to attack me ; but he was 
 difappointeci, for I did not think proper to 
 wait for hira, knowing he'd be four againft 
 one. Having iky'd eight Days on the Moun- 
 tains, I retired, being attack'd all at once by 
 three Scourges, viz.. Want of Provifion, Bad 
 Weather, and Powerful Enemies; however, 
 God of his infinite Bounty granted us the Fa- 
 Tour to bear patiently all thefc Inconvenien- 
 cies, delivered us from thefe barren and dread- 
 ful Places, and conducted us fafe between 
 Anduz,e, and AUez,. As I wanted fome Reft 
 for the Remains of Winter, I fent the moft 
 Part of my Men to quarter in their own 
 Houfes, and only kept thofe with me, who 
 could not retire without being difcovercd. 
 We lived together in the Woods during the 
 
 Rigour 
 
Wars of the CEVE'SitES. z^j 
 
 Rigour, of the Seafon, on the Provifions wc 
 had colle&cd in the Summer, and repofitcd 
 in the Magazines we had in the Caverns o» 
 the high Mountains, as I faid before. 
 
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 THI 
 
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 MEMOIRS 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 WARS 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 CEVENN ES. 
 
 BOOK. IV. 
 
 ^®mim E fpent the Remains of the _ _ 
 ^TP W«fcr that Year quietly, be- dition of 
 iSl ggi caufc we appear'd but feldom • the War 
 ISSIgSSSgsig* and if we were fore'd to it it Anno 
 
 was in federal Places, and fmall 
 Bodies. The Eftemy came but feldom to at- 
 tack w. Marefchal de Momevtl .did not feci 
 
 tfce 
 
Z4<> MEMOIRS of the 
 
 the Rigour of the Seafon, his Heart being 
 inflamed with the Love of the fair Ladies, and 
 therefore did not trouble us much. * And I 
 was notforry that he was pleas'd to live qui- 
 etly, as we did, for there was fcarcc a Word 
 faid of us, which occasioned this General to 
 defpifc us, and write to Court, that we were 
 all difpers'u, and entirely defeated. This 
 Galm gave us Time to breath ; however, they 
 liad fant fucn a vail Number of Troops in the 
 Beginning of the Winter, that the whole-Pro- 
 vflfce fwarm'd with th6m : They were at 
 leaft Five and Twenty Thoufand Men, of 
 regular Troops, which flay'd there 'till 
 Spring. However, God's Providence prcfet - 
 -ved us in the Midft of them's "TVs true, they 
 came fomctimes to attack us, but if their De- 
 tacnments were fmali, they were foon fur- 
 prized, and beaten, and if too ftrong, wc 
 knew how to avoid them. When the Wint- 
 er was over, they were obliged to fend Troons 
 to Spain; Germany, and Italy, fo that there 
 remain'd in the Country but Twelve Thou- 
 fand Men (more than there was Occaiion for 
 to deftroy us). However, the King having 
 private Intelligence, that the Allies were re- 
 folved tofuccourus, and fearing a f Defcent of 
 them in Languedoc, a City near MompeUier 
 
 immediately, 
 
 
Wars of the C E ve ft n es. Z47 
 
 immediately recall'dfome Troops from Italy 9 
 which with thofc that were in the Country, 
 made a Body of Sixteen Thoufand Men, 
 which ferv'd againft us the following Cam- 
 paign. As to my Condition and Number of 
 Men, I'll fpeak but two Words thereof, &i»; 
 when the Seafon was over in the Country, my 
 Men returned to me, and in a fliort Time 
 my Troop confided of between One Thou- 
 ianu and Twelve Hundred Foot j and One 
 Hundred Horfe. Iwifh'dwiih great Afden- 
 cy that the Succours they had fo often promi- 
 fed us, wou'd come ,• being aJmoft fure 1 
 wou'd fee them appear in the Beg : r*ning of 
 that Campaign on the Coaftj of the Meditcr. 
 rannean Sea, which occaflonM me to go feve- 
 ral Times towards Vaunage, with a Dcfignto 
 join them asfoon as they wou'd land. In the 
 Beginning of February i 704, it was reported 
 that Marefchal Montrevel was to be call'd 
 back, to go and command in Guienne, and 
 was to be fucceeded by Marefchal ViHars, 
 Then they begun to talk differently on this 
 fudden Change, fomc faid that it was becaufc 
 Marefchal Montr evel had not deftroy'd us, 
 as foon as he, both cou'd, and fhou'd, have 
 done. The Clergy beliered that it was the 
 Effect of the prsfling Letter? they had fent to 
 
i 4 8 ME MO IRS ofthe 
 
 Court, againft him, and in which, they com- 
 plain'd very much, that the Marcfchal beha- 
 ved himfelf with fo great Carelefnefs, chat it 
 feem'd as if he had fome private Correfpond- 
 c ncc with us. This Change was occaiioned 
 by Intendant Bavil/e, he being the fole Caufe 
 thereof; the Reader ought to know, that the 
 Court, not being well pleas'd with the two 
 Brothers in Law, vix,. the Count of Broglio, 
 and Intendant Baville, on Account of the ill 
 Succefs of the firft againft us, and the Extorti- 
 ons and Violences of the other, fent the 
 Marefchal Montrevel to command in the 
 Room of Count Broglio> and to examine into 
 the Condud of the Intendant ftrictly, and to 
 give the Court Notice. Monfieur BaviUe was 
 fo happy as to have fome good Friends at 
 Verfailiesy who (under Hand) gave him No- 
 tice of what was acting againft him : Such 
 bad News was enough to opprefsa Man, who 
 "till then had been abfolute Mafter of the 
 Province, and found himfelf guilty of a Thou- 
 fand Mifdemeanours, knowing they foretold 
 him, that this Marefchal was coming not on- 
 ly to be his Superior, but what was worfe, to 
 be alfo an Inquifitor, was to examine ftric"t- 
 ly into all his paft Actions, and fend a faith- 
 ful Account thereof to Court : This fubtlc 
 
 Politician 
 
Wars of the C e v e n n es. 149 
 
 Politician knew very well that he would be 
 undone for ever, if the Marefchal would per- 
 form his Commifliori. However he was no 
 way diflieartned and as foon as he was in- 
 form'd of the Marefchal ? s Arrival he difl'em- 
 bled fo well, and made his Court fo conftant- 
 ly, that by his humble and infinuating beha- 
 viour, he gained his Efteern, and Friendfhip. 
 Not fatisfied therewith, he got a Letter from 
 the Marefchal in his behalf, to clear him from 
 all theAccufations madeagainit him at Court. 
 The - Intendant having foon heard the happy 
 fuccefs of this Letter ; and that he was had 
 in greater Efteern at Court than ever ,• made 
 ufe of all his Wifdom to make the Marefchal 
 quit the Province. As he was unaccuftom'd 
 to have any Superiour, and being unwilling . 
 itfhould be faid, he had been employ'd to 
 , obferve his Actions, with deteitable ingrati- 
 tude Wrote to Court againft the Marcfaia!, 
 faying thatinftead of deflroying us, he ap- 
 ply'd himfelf to Nothing but Love, minding 
 his building a Terrafs at Alex., The Mare- 
 fchal got Notice by one of his Friends of the 
 Intendant's infamous proceeding, and confe, 
 quently they were both at variance. The 
 Marefchal would willingly have repaired thq 
 fault, but it wastoo late ; for the Intendant 
 1 i had 
 
ZJO MEMOIRS of the 
 
 had taken fucb meafures, that he could do him 
 no harm. The only revenge he could get, was 
 to vex, and make him trot up and down, as 
 often as hepleasM, under pretence of fome 
 Buiincfs Tor the King's Service, whereof here 
 is an example j as the Marefchal commonly 
 lived at Allez, to be the more ready to fight 
 us, he fent orders oneDay to Monficur de Ba- 
 yiue, who was at Montpelier to come to him 
 at fuck a Day, to confer with him on fome 
 orders he had received from Court. The In- 
 tenda'/i : I not fail to go to 4&p at the Day 
 'appointed, and to the Marefchal's Houfe, 
 who left him for a tqrfe Time waiting in his 
 
 i ting m his 
 
 Anti-Chamber, and afterwards lent him 
 wore, he would not be feen ; tho' at that 
 
 •'Time he had more than Twenty Officers, 
 in ordinary in his Room. Baville who. was 
 vexed, (or more properly fpeaking, Mad at 
 fuch Ulage) diiVembled as ufually he did. 
 But thofe who faw it took Notice of the In- 
 
 • tendant'sRefentment, who was fatigued and 
 provoked waiting fo long, and fent the fecond 
 Time to the Marefchal, who came to the 
 Chamber Door, to give him fome frivolous 
 Orders. While Baville was retiring the 
 Marefchal faid with a loud Voice, that There 
 were fome People who endeavoured to make him 
 
 quit 
 
Wars of the CEVENNES. 251 
 
 ouit the Province, but theyfhould quit it before him. 
 Bavil/e who did not we" hear what the 
 Marefchal faid, ask'd it of an Officer who 
 helped hisn to Walk; being much affl-fted 
 with the Gout, who repeated the Marefchal's 
 Words. Bavil/e who knew they were direct- 
 ed to him, told all the Officers who came 
 after him, that, The Marefchal wou'd quit the 
 Province before two Months vjoud be expired. 
 I cannot forbear relating what happen *d on 
 that Occafion ; which is as follows. When 
 the Intendant came out from the Marefchal's 
 Houfe, all the Officers who were there, to 
 pay their Court, followed Baville to accom- 
 pany him, and left the Marefchal alone; fo 
 great was the Intend ant's Authority in the 
 Province : Tho' the Intendant was not a 
 Prophet, yet his Predi&ion was accompli fh'd 
 at the Time appointed. For before two 
 Months were expired, the Marefchal was o- 
 bliged to quit the Province to give room to 
 Marefchal Vititrs in Order to fet out for the 
 Province of Guienne. My Spies gave me a 
 very good account of all Things, and that the 
 Marefchal wou'd not make any fray, but 
 was to pafs through Somieres ; which made 
 me form a Defign of taking fome Advantage 
 bji the abfence of the two Marefchals ; and 
 I i 2 to 
 
251 MEMOIRS^^ 
 
 I 
 
 to furprize the Garrifon of Caveirac in Vau- 
 nage : But one of my Spies betrayed me, and 
 difcovered my Defign to the Marefchal, who 
 had time fufficient to aflcmble more than 
 Four Thoufand Five Hundred Men together^ 
 and to lay Ambufhes for me in all Paflages^ 
 we were to March through. He went from 
 Nimes to Somierer, whe re he flayed two Day 
 longer than I expected ; when I thought him 
 at a good Diftance, I came out from thet 
 Woods with Eight Hundred Foot, and One 
 Hundred Horfe, and went directly to Caverac 
 where there was a fmall Garrifon, which re- 
 tired into the Caftle, from whence I could not » 
 force them : Having demolifh'd their En-i 
 trenchments, I retired with my Troop neari 
 Langlade, Being mightily fateigu'd wit 
 marching, I was willing to give my Troo 
 a little reft on a Hill where I left two Ce 
 tinels on Horfe-back, to Watch. My 
 were no fooner laid on the Ground than th 
 fell afleep. As for me, I walk'd half an Ho 
 to overcome Sleep ; but at laft was oblige 
 to do as the reft. And fcarcc had I laid m 
 fclf on the Ground, when I heard the Shoi 
 of my Centinels, who cry'd out, To Att)$> 
 which prefentlyawaken'dus. They had (c&ffx . 
 fpoke, before my Men had placed themfel w I 
 
Wars o/^Cevennes. i 5 j 
 
 in aPofture of Defence : For they common- 
 ly lay on the Ground with their Arms in 
 their Hands; and my Troopers in the Tame 
 Manner with their Bridles, affixed to their 
 Arms, being thereby always ready for their 
 own Defence. The Regiment of FirmarcoK y 
 which without doubt came toobferve us ; but 
 finding they were difcovered and believing 
 they had furprized us, they fell on us like 
 Lyons, and we received them like Men: 
 After having refilled their firft Volley, I fell 
 on them with my hundred Troopers, being 
 clofe followed by the Foot, and put them to 
 flight. I took about twenty Horfcfrom them, 
 and kill'd feveral of their Dragoons. I had 
 three Troopers wounded, and my Horfe 
 (hot in the Side, which was in a Manner 
 the occafion of my defeat ; for as I could not 
 run faft enough to ftop my Men, whopurfued 
 the Dragoons of Firmarcon, with fuch Vigour, 
 that they had not Time to difcover an Ambuf- 
 cade which lay for them ; when the Enemy 
 who were in Ambufcade for us, faw we were 
 purfuing the Dragoons of Firmarcon, fear'd 
 to meet with the fame Fate, which obliged 
 them to come out from behind the Vineyard 
 Walls, which covered them, to rank themfelvcs 
 in Battalia, and to wait for us, without fh'r- 
 
 ring> 
 
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 flirring from the Place. We were then too 
 near to retutn back and lhun the Combat • 
 when we began to engage, I was inform'd of 
 a Deiachment of the Enemy at my left, and 
 two or three Country-Me, came to tell me 
 that there w^s a great Body of them form'd 
 jln Orcier of Battle behind two or three Hills. 
 Finding my felf thus furrounded every Way, 
 and knowing we were not able to engage 
 with fo many Detachments at once, I order'd 
 my Men to wheel about, and rail*' behind a 
 Ditch, two hundred Yards from the Enemy. 
 Their Dragoons purfued me, but did me no 
 burr, never daring to come within a Sword's 
 length. Then I thought my felf fir.fr, and 
 refoived to retire to a certain Place not pof- 
 fcfled by the Enemy, and would have done 
 it, had not a Country Fellow told me of a 
 Dehice by which I cou'd go fafc to Nage. 
 Having followed his Counfel, I fell into a 
 Snare, which the Marcfchal had laid for me 
 on that Side ; for I no fooner was in the 
 Middle of that Village than I faw my felf 
 furrounded every where, without any expec- 
 tation to efcape. The Marefchal had taken 
 poflefTion of all the Hills and Avenues there- 
 about ; which bordering by the Vineyard- 
 Walls, were as ftrong as fo many inacceflible 
 
 Intrench- 
 
Warsofth* Cevennes. 155 
 
 Intrcnchmcntf j he having ported a 'ftrong 
 Detachment of Dragoons and Grenadiers, 
 at the Foot of thofe Hills and Roads. After 
 having examined into the Pofture of our 
 Enemies, we expected nothing but Death; 
 wherefore I pofted my felf at the Head otmy 
 Troopers, having more relolution to diipute 
 the fhort Moments of my Life, than hope to 
 make our Efcape. I told my Men cuey faw 
 the danger we were in as Weil as 1, and that 
 there was no remedy, but to conquer,, or die 
 like valiant Men, in. the Defence .of our Re- 
 ligion, and Liocrty. I hoped, with the help 
 of God, we fhould be faved ; which Difcourfe 
 fo animated them, that we attack'd without 
 the iegft Inadvertency, the firft Detachment, 
 which was pofted on our Way. The fight 
 was fo obftinatc and Bloody, and the Soldiers 
 fo clofe, as to take each other by the Hair, 
 and Stab one another with their Bayonets : 
 However, they let us pafs by, knowing theic 
 Horfe were waiting for me near a Bridge, and 
 expecting we fliould be all deftroy'd when at- 
 tack'd before and behind. After having thus 
 forced the firft Detachment with the lofs of 
 two hundred Men; we went to attack the 
 Regiment of Firmarcon, which guarded the 
 Bridge, but their Defence not being fo vigo- 
 rous 
 
 
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 gorous as that we had lately met with, 
 we foori obliged them to give Ground, and 
 immediately we went over the Bridge in 
 fight of four thoufand five hundred Men who 
 had encompafled us. 
 
 I had then one of my Brothers with me, 
 who was not above ten Years of Age, to whom 
 I had given a Httle Horfe and fmall Piftols. 
 ■ He was the firft that pafs'd over the Bridge, 
 where he did an Action which could not be 
 expeded from one of his Years, which was, 
 « that, when my Men were pafling over, he 
 ' flopp'd them with Fiftol in Hand, and order- 
 : them to fland and Poll themfelves along the 
 , River, in order (faid he) to facilitate my 
 - Brother's Paffage. Being over, with my Men, 
 I was willing to break the Bridge, but the 
 , River being Fordableevery where we thought 
 : it would be of none effect. The Enemy were 
 • foon after me, and we skirmifh'd the reft of 
 the Day. Towards Night the Enemy per- 
 ceiving 1 was going towards the Wood of 
 Montpez,at, and that we were to pafs ovet a- 
 nother Bridge, they took an Opportunity 
 while we were going thro' a Defilee, to attack 
 
 Maifcon*' tne ^ ear °^ m y Troop where I was. I de- 
 tents d«. fended my felf the beft way I could, but be- 
 fcaced. ing 
 
Wars of the C evennes. 257 
 
 ing obliged to yield to fo great a Number. 
 The Enemy defeated all my Rear Guard, 
 and purfued me as far as the Wood, which 
 good Luck for us was fcarce a Piitol (hot dis- 
 tance from the Bridge. I loft in that unfortu- 
 nate Day more Men than I ever had done at 
 once viz,, to theNumber of four hundred Foot 
 and Horfc after this Manner, for I was no 
 fooner out of one Calamity but ent€r*d in a- 
 nothcr. Thus Marefchal Montrtvul (to make 
 ufc of his expreffions^ took leave of his 
 Friends. 
 
 A S foon as I had got far enough into the 
 Wood, and tht Enemy not purfulng me any 
 further, I Reflected at leafure en my Misfor- 
 tune, and found that my lofs was (o confider- 
 able, that it was irreparable, for I ..ad Ipft a 
 great quantity of Arms, all my Ammunition, 
 Money, and above all, a body oi Soldiers, 
 ufed to fire and fateigue, with whom, I might 
 have undertaken any Enterpnz :. However, 
 I did not Defpair, but as wed as I could, 
 cheer'd up the Hearts of thofe that were with 
 me, with the hopes of better fuccefs for the 
 future. After having ftay'd two Days in the 
 Wood Montpe^aty I went with the remains 
 of my Troop, to that of Teufet % where lex- 
 K k pe &e4 
 
258 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 pe&ed to gather thofc that were difperfed, 
 and to recover our felves. Ai, i t was one of 
 our m & fecure PLccs of refuge, I thought 
 my He" Very fefe there ; ' at w:.s n.uch Mif- 
 vS .n, for the fecond Day after I arrived 
 there, I was attacked by two thoufand fix 
 hundred Men, commanded by Lieutenant 
 Gcnei I la Landc, who had no difficulty in 
 beting and difperiing my Men. However, 
 thi.; Defeat aicho' very fatal, wou'd not have, 
 been fo Prejudicial to us, had it not been fol- 
 io w'd by the difcovery and ruin of our Ma- 
 gazines. Some Traytors inform'd the Gene- 
 ral that #c had ail our Magazines, Ammu- 
 nitions and Hofpitals in thefc Woods ; and 
 that while they lafted, it was impoflible for 
 him to put an End to us ,• and acquainted 
 him, there was inYeufet's Village, an old 
 Woman very much in our Intereft, who knew 
 all thefe Places very well ; and that fhe had 
 been feen very often, carrying Broth to the 
 Sick Men, and often ftay'd there to take Care 
 of the wounded. General la Lande, without 
 doubt, made very good ufe of fuch Advice ; 
 and immediately got the poor Woman taken 
 up, queftioned her fometimes with fair Words, 
 and other times with Threatnings; but all in 
 vain, fhc boldly deny'd every thing whereof 
 
W^TS 0/>feCEVENNES. Z59 
 
 they accufed her : But when he found, he 
 could not prevail upon her, he commanded 
 her to be hang'd, and fent her immediatlyto 
 the Place of Execution ; but the poor Crea- 
 ture was fo territy 'd at the fight of the Gal- 
 lows, thar ihe promis'd to difcover every 
 Thing, if they would fave her Life ; where- 
 upon they brought her back to the General^ 
 who gave her his word, that he wou'd do her 
 no harm, if fhewou'd faithfully fliew him all 
 our Magazines : Which having promis'd to 
 do, ftie afterwards became Guide herfelf 
 to the Soldiers, who went with her; and began 
 firit by difcovering my Hofpitals, where they 
 found twelve wounded Men, not in a condi- 
 tion to help thcmfelves, or make the lcaft 
 Refiflance, whom,they took out of the Cavern 
 andkiU'd; from whence they went to our 
 Magazines of Arms, and Ammunition, which 
 they took immediately ; and afterwards went 
 to my Powder Mills, which they broke in 
 Pieces; which lofs was more fatal to me 
 than all the former put together: Before, 
 I had always fome Shift to fct my felf up a- 
 gain, but then had none at all ; for the whole 
 Country was defolate, our Friend's Love 
 grew cold, their Purfes being Empty, a hun- 
 gered Borroughs and Villages plunder? ] and 
 
 burn'd , 
 
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 Burned, the Prifons full of poor Proteftants, 
 and the Country reduced to a Defart; all 
 which dreadful Ideas, gave me a great deal 
 of Uneafinefs, and the more, that the Suc- 
 cours, which had been promifcd me for two 
 Years before from England, did not come, and 
 that Marefchal de Villars, was arrived in the 
 Province, with frefli Troops ; which terrified 
 me and my Friends very much. 
 
 T H E firft Thing this brave General did 
 after his Arrival, was to fend for all the Chief 
 of the Magiftrates of the Cities and Bor- 
 roughs near the Places I frequented molt, to 
 fend to me and give meNotice, that if I would 
 come to any agreement and lay down Arms, 
 he had orders from the King to grant me all 
 my juft demands j but if I fhould refufe, we 
 might exped no favour, and that he would 
 deftroy all the Proteftants he cou'd meet with 
 in that Country ; but neither his terrible 
 Threatnings, nor his fair promifes made any 
 impreflion on us; I often received Letters 
 from feveral Perfons of Diftinction, inviting 
 me to make Peace with the King ; and pro- 
 mising me all the advantages Icouldwifh for, 
 but they cjuldnot move me, tho' in a mifer- 
 able conCitnn. I received one from the Mar- 
 quis 
 
Wars of t he C E v E N N E s. z6l 
 
 quis la Lande, in which he invited me to a 
 Conference, where I might go with all fafety, 
 and in cafe we could not conclude any thing 
 that I might fafely retire; to which he ad- 
 ded, that in cafe I refufe his Offers, I'd be 
 look'd upon as an Enemy to Peace, and that 
 I fhould anfwer before God and Man, for all 
 the blood which fhou'd be flied thro'myob- 
 ftinacy -, which Letter had a very great ef- 
 fect upon me, wherefore, that my Friends or 
 Enemies, might have nojuft pretence to blame 
 me, I refolved to let the World fee that I 
 was ready to embrace the firft Opportunity 
 to make an advantagious Peace ; and to that 
 Purpofe did inftantly fend word to Mon- 
 fieur la Lande, by the Perfon who brought 
 me his Letter, that I'd be very glad to confer 
 with fo honeft a Man, as he was, and if he'd 
 be pleas'd to come near St. Hilaire, a fmall 
 League from Alez*. I would not fail to be 
 there ; whither he accordingly repair'd on 
 the Day appointed, with fifty Dragoons 
 and I went to meet him with Fifty of my 
 Troopers, having faluted each other, he told 
 me that the King by an Effeft of his Clemen- 
 cy, wi(h'd to put an End to a War between 
 his own Subje&s, which could produce No- 
 thing but the Ruin of his Kingdom, and that 
 
 it 
 
7.61 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 it was his own Enemys who hadftir'd it up, 
 and fomented it; after which he ask'd mc 
 what were my Claims and Demands, I told 
 him that my firfl Demand was tohav* Liber- 
 ty of Confidence, the fecond the Releafe of 
 all Prifoners, and thofe that were in the Gal- 
 lics, for their Religion fake ; the third that 
 in cafe they wou'd refufe us the liberty of 
 Confcience, at leaft to give us leave to depart 
 out of the Kingdom ; which laft Proposition 
 feem'd eafier for him to do, and then ask'd 
 me how many Perfons I wou'd have to go 
 out of the Kingdom with me ? I told him 
 ten Thousand of all Sexesand Ages; he did 
 not expert I would name fo many, whereupon 
 he told me, they cou'd grant me two thoufand, 
 but would never confentto give me the Num- 
 ber I demanded; I proceeded in my Difcourfe 
 and told him I'd have a Pafs-port for ten 
 Thoufand, and go out in three Months after, 
 having got leave to fell, and fettle our Eflates. 
 And that in cafe the King would not per- 
 mit us to go out of his Kingom, reflore us 
 our Edi&s and Priviledges as formerly; he 
 anfwered me, he would give an account to 
 the Marefchal of our conference, and was 
 very forry we could not come to any Refolu- 
 tion ; then he threw fome Money to my Men, 
 
 and 
 
fjforjo/ ffeCEVENNES. 2(5$ 
 
 ■" 
 
 and bid themgo and drink the King's Health, 
 but not one would accept thereof; but re- 
 turn'd him Thanks, and told him they did 
 not want Money, but liberty of Confcience. 
 The General anfwered, it was not in his 
 power to grant them their Requeft, and that 
 it was better for them to fubmit to the King's 
 Pleafurc ; I anfwered we were ready to obey 
 the King's Order, if he wou'd be gracioufly 
 pleafed to grant us our Requeft, or elfe we 
 would rather die with our Arms in Hand than 
 bear the Cruelties which we had been expofed 
 to ; after a fmall conference, we parted, with- 
 out concluding any Thing, and I rerurn'd to 
 my Troop and gave an account of our Con- 
 ference. In a few Days Lieutenant General 
 la Lande gave out the fame, after having 
 given an account to the Marefchal thereof. 
 
 S E V E R A L of my Friends came to me 
 and told me, that the Terms of Peace of 
 feted by the Marefchal feemed fo reafonablc, 
 that molt People begun to think we were to 
 blame in rejecting them ; that if thofe Con- 
 ditions were honeftly performed, it was as 
 much as wecou'ddefire, and that if it fhould 
 at laft prove, that they had deceived us by 
 the Perfidy of the Court, and Marefchal, ic 
 
 would 
 
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 would appear to their eternal Confufion, and 
 would juftify our taking up Arms to all the 
 World, 
 
 THESE Considerations had their 
 Weight with me, but yet after fo many Tryals 
 of their Infincerity and little Regard to the 
 ReligiousTies of the moft foleron Treaties fo 
 often made, fworn to, and yet frequently 
 broke, I did not know how to depend upori 
 their Faith. 
 
 O N the other Hand, the loweft State to 
 
 which our Affairs were redue'd, fill'd me with 
 
 Apprehensions, not only for myfelf, but my 
 
 Party, which join'd to the prefling Inftances 
 
 of the greater Part of the People in the 
 
 Country, occafion'd me to hearken to an 
 
 Accommodation. There was then in the 
 
 Country the Baron de G allies, who had been 
 
 a Protectant, quitted France, and ferved as 
 
 an Officer in the laft War of Ireland, but the 
 
 Love of this World made him return to his 
 
 Country, where he abfur'd his Religion, and 
 
 conformed to the Church of Rome; hefent 
 
 me a MefTage, that he had fomething of 
 
 great Importance to communicate to me from 
 
 the Marefchal VtBqts, defiring that I would 
 
 meet 
 
Wars of the Cevennes %6$ 
 
 meet him at St. Jvhn Sairarguesy being two 
 Leagues from Ufez., I went accordingly, and 
 after the ufual Compliments, he entertain'd 
 me with a long Difcourfe, tending to (hew 
 me the Danger I expos'd myfelF to, by refu- 
 ting the advantageous Offers that were; made 
 me, that I might depend upon it, that hi$ 
 Majefty wou'd act Bona Fide with us, and 
 to that Purpofc, had given the Marefchal a 
 Power to treat with us, the Truth of which 
 he was fure wou'd appear by the Event ; add- 
 ing, for a Reafon that the Infurrc&ion in 
 the Cevennes had made fuch a powerful Diver- 
 fion, and had given his Majefty fo much 
 Trouble, that his Intereft, as well as Honour, 
 engaged him punctually to execute all the Ar- 
 ticles that mould be covenanted with Mare- 
 fchal Villars-y that if I wou'd but fet dowrj 
 all my Demands in Writing, he wou'd carry 
 • them to the Marefchal, who was then at 
 NimeSy and that he would bring me back 
 an anfwer, tho' I was a little diftruftful of him 
 on account of his Apoftacy j yet I did as he 
 defired - 3 and three Days after, he brought 
 me this general Anfwer, 
 
 T H AT, my Demands did not admit of mush 
 
 ■Difficulty,- thai 1 might meet, and Confer -with 
 
 I- 1 him. 
 
166 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 him, with full Confidence', that he would give me 
 his Word and Honour oj a faje ConduSi, a Hof- 
 tage as Pledge of his Sincerity. A Man of grea- 
 ter Experience than I was, would perhaps 
 have a&ed with more Caution on this Cri- 
 tical Occafion, and would Probably have 
 avoided to treat with the Marefchal Perfo- 
 naly, but would have appointed a Deputy 
 for that purpofe ; but my Youth and Unex- 
 perience gave me Confidence, and the rather 
 becaufe there were none about me much Wifer 
 than my felf, or more praetifed in Affairs of 
 this Nature, that I could confide in ; and 
 trufting entirely in Providence, I refolv'd to 
 go and Confer with the Marefchal VtHars, 
 who appointed me to meet him in a Garden 
 belonging to a Convent of the Francifcans y 
 oppofue one of the Gates of Nimes ; but firft 
 I took Care to fecure his Hoftagcs, which 
 done, I polled my Men at Langlade, a little 
 Place about a League diflance from Nimes ; 
 with a fecret Charge to be upon their Guard ,• 
 Cut of thefe I Chofe fifty Horfe-men, to at- 
 tend me to the Place appointed. The Roads 
 were full of People, who crouded from all 
 Parts to fee the Ceremony ; asfoon as I came 
 to the Garden, I found the Marefchal's Guard 
 drawn up is a Line, at one Side of the Door, 
 
 upon 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. 167 
 
 upon which, I ordered my Men to alight, and 
 draw up in the fame Manner on the oppofite 
 Side, and then went into the Garden where the 
 Marefchal was ; the Intendant Monfieur 
 Baville, Lieutenant General la Lande y znd the 
 Marefchal did me the Honour to come for- 
 ward to meet me • but fuch was their fur- 
 prize, when they faw me look \o Young, that 
 they look'd for fome time at each other, and 
 feem'd to doubt whether I was the Man 
 they expected ; at lad the Marefchal ftep'd 
 forward, and pafs'd a very civil Compliment • 
 on me, which I anfwered in the beft Man- 
 ner I was able, but I look'd at Monfieur Ba- 
 •vifle, as if I had not known him ; which made 
 him, when I began to make my Demands to 
 the Marefchal, break out and fay in a Rage, 
 that the King was very Merciful to conde- 
 fcend to Treat with fuch a Rebel as J was- 
 I anfwered, that as that was not the Bufinefs A Con {"- 
 
 ence witn 
 
 I came about, if they had Nothing elfe to Marcfcha} 
 fay to me, I might as well have ftay'd away, VM aTS ' 
 and that I would retire ; adding that he alone 
 had forced us to take up Arms by his Tiranny 
 and Cruelties. The Marefchal Vitiats obfer- 
 ving his Paffion, intcrupted us faying, That 
 the King's intentions were to fparc his Sub- 
 jects, an^ to ufe cafy Methods to reduce them 
 L 1 2 to 
 
16% MEMOIRS of the 
 
 to their Duty. Then turning to me, Sir, 
 fays he, It is with me you are to treat. 
 But the Intendant ftill infilled and in his ill 
 Humour, told me that I was too Happy a 
 that the King was willing to Pardon me, 
 without pretending to infill upon any Articlcs # 
 I anfwered, that I had not taken up Arms 
 upon my own own Account, and fince ray 
 Brethren and Friends had rcpofed their con- 
 fidence in me, I was obliged to Support and 
 take Care of their Inter eft, that outragious 
 Manner in which we had been treated, fore'd 
 lis to thofe Extremities; and fince Things 
 were gone (o far, we were refolved either to 
 have our jufl demands, or die with our Arms 
 in our Hands. Then the Intendant fell into 
 fo great a ^aflion, as put me in fome appre- 
 hension ; but the Marefchal, who to do him 
 Juftice, is a polite fine Gentleman, interpofed 
 faying, Monfieur Cavallier, take no Notice of 
 what Monfieur Baviffe fays, I told you it is 
 With me you are to Treat; accordingly I de- 
 livered my Demands by Word of Mouth, and 
 when I had done, you infi(l (fays he,) upon 
 liberty of Confcience, the King is willing to 
 grant it to you ; you fliall live as you think 
 fit; he will alfo permit you to meet, and have 
 Service in yonr own Way, but not to build 
 
 Churches 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. i6cj 
 
 Churches, you ought to be fatisfied with this, 
 having taken up Arms againft his Majefty, 
 and you are to receive this as a proof "ot his 
 great Clemency, which if you refufe, he will 
 find ways to reduce you to your Duty, by 
 other Meafures; and other Words to the 
 fame purpofe. Then he ask'd me whether I 
 was wiliing to ferve the King, which wou'd 
 be more Honourable than to quit my Country. 
 I anfwered I would ferve him with all my 
 Heart, provided my Demands were granted., 
 he mould find his Mayfly had not a more 
 faithful Subject He then defired that 1 wou'd 
 write them down, no: having feen the Paper 
 I had given to the Barron D'AigaUies , I pro- 
 mifed to give them in the next Day, as alio, 
 according to his Defire, to forbear Hoililities, 
 till he had fent, and received an Anfwer from 
 Court. I then took leave and left him, not 
 over pleafed with my Conference ; notwith- 
 standing the Marefchars fair Words (as hav- 
 ing no great Dependance on them; I took 
 Horfe, and in my way, was an Inn, where I 
 ftay'd to refrefh my felf, where I perceived a 
 great deal of Joy in the Faces of many of the 
 Inhabitants, who crowded to fee me. As 
 Jbon as I had got to my Men, I fent back the 
 the twelve Officers, who were Hoft ages, ami 
 
 immedi- 
 
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 immediatly informed Rollaitdofa.il that had 
 had pail at the Conference, 
 
 H E had, in the mean Time, defeated, and 
 entirely dcflroyed the Regiment of linau, but 
 as foon, as he had the Account of the Agree- 
 ment between Marefchal Villars and me, he 
 immediately not only accepted the Ceflation 
 of Arms, but communicated it to others, who 
 commanded feparatc Bodies, who all obferved 
 it. He fentme a Meffage by the Return of 
 the Exprefs, that he was ready to fubmit, pro- 
 vided the Terms, I had propofcd,were grant- 
 ed, and obferved ; but that he much doubted 
 the Performance ; that unlefs we had fome 
 Security, it were Madnefs to truft to the bare 
 Promifcs of the Court ; and, that for his parr, 
 he would ratherdie with hisSword in Hand, 
 than expofe himfelf, or his Men, to the Snares 
 of an unfecure Peace; but that wefhouldmeet, 
 and talk more of the Matter, 
 
 HAVING feiit my Demands to the 
 Marefchal ViUuys^ I marched my Men to Cal- 
 vifon, where he appointed me to remain, till 
 he had the Court's Anfwer ; and, according 
 to an Article between us, fent Provifions to 
 
 fubfitf 
 

 Wars of the Ce vennes. 171 
 
 fubfift us, at the King's, or rather, at the 
 Country's, Expence. 
 
 AFTER eight Days flay at this Place, 
 I received a Letter from Marefchal Villars, 
 by the Baron D'Aigaiftes, intimating, that 
 he had the Court's Anfwer; and defiring mc 
 to come to him. We were not a little em- 
 barrafs'd at this critical Jun6ure, having no 
 Body amengft us, fufficiently skill'd in Af- 
 fairs of this Nature, to draw up our Articles > 
 however, we did it in the beft Manner we 
 were able ; and fuch as they were, neither 
 the Court, nor the Marefchal, thought fit to 
 alter any of them, only at the Foot of each 
 writ, Granted or Rejujed: But whether they 
 were ever laid before the King, or only before 
 his Minifters, is what I am not able to de- 
 termine. 
 
 WHEN I waited on the Marefchal, 
 inftead of full Satisfa&ion, I found fome of 
 the molt material Conditions were refufed, 
 and yet, we had been ftill pretty well, had 
 even thofe, that were granted, been obferved. 
 when I expoftulatcd on this Severity, efpeci- 
 ally on our Demands, being denied Cautonary 
 Towns, he reply'd, that his Royal Word 
 was better than twenty Cautionary Towns ; 
 
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 and chat after all the. Trouble we had given 
 him, we ought to efteem it ; as an Inflance 
 of his Majefly's great Clemency, that he 
 fhould grant lb many of our Demands. 
 
 THIS mortified me fufHciently, but fee- 
 ing it was too lace to go back, and beiides, 
 having my Rcafoos, as well as the Court, for 
 making Peace, I refolved to conclude it with 
 as good a Grace as I could , So the Mare- 
 fchal and Monfieut de Bafvillt iigned in the 
 King's Name, on one Part, and my Jjeuten- 
 ■dwiBriliiard and I figned on the other. The 
 Inflrument was as follows. 
 
 The humble Requeft of the Prottflants in the Pro- 
 vince <j/LangUedoc to his Majefly. 
 
 I. np HAT his Majefty be pleafed to 
 jL. grant us Liberty of Confcience in all 
 the Province; and to hold Religious Aflem- 
 blUs-, in fuch Country Places as they fhall think 
 convenient, and not in Cities or walled 
 Towns. 
 
 Granted fvwhkdthey do net build Chunhes. 
 
 II. THAT all fuch, as are detained 
 in Prifons or Gallics, only on Account of Rc- 
 • " • ligion, 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. 275 
 
 1 ' ■— — — — ^ 
 
 ligion fince the Revolution of the Edicl: of 
 Nantes, be fct at Liberty in fix Weeks after 
 the Date hereof. 
 
 GRANTED. 
 
 III. T H A T all who have left the King- 
 dom, on Account of Religion, fhall have free 
 Liberty to return, and be reflored to their 
 Eftates and Priviledges. 
 
 Granted, on QonditiCn they take the Oath 
 of Allegiance to the King. 
 
 IV. T H A T the Parliament otLangue- 
 doc, fhall be eftablifhed on it's ancient Foot, 
 and reftored to it's Priviledges. 
 
 The King will Advifi. 
 
 V. T H A T no Capitation Tax fhall be 
 paid by the Province, during the Space of 
 ten Years. 
 
 REFUSED. 
 
 VI. THAT we fhall have the Cities 
 of Montpellier, Cette, Perpignnn and jiignemor~ 
 us, as Cautionary Towns. 
 
 REFUSED. 
 M m VII. 
 
174 MEMOlKSofthe 
 
 VII. THAT the Inhabitants of the 
 Civennes, whofe Houfes have been burned in 
 the Wars, (hall pay no Imports for the terra 
 of feven Years. 
 
 GRANTED. 
 
 VIII. T H A T out of a Body of two 
 thoufand of thefc who were a&ually with 
 him, or fuch as (hall be deliver'd out of the 
 feveral Prifons, he (hall raife a Regiment of 
 Dragoons to ferve in Portugal, and that he 
 fhall receive his orders immediatly from the 
 King. 
 
 Granted provided theremainder lay down their 
 Arms, that the King will permit them to livt 
 undtfiurfdyin the exercife of their Religion. 
 
 BY Virtue of a full power we have re- 
 ceived from his Majefty we have gran- 
 ted the above Articles to the New Converts of 
 the Province of Languedoc. 
 
 Given at Nimesffo 17th of May 1704. 
 
 The Marefcbal Villars. 
 Lamoigon de Basville, 
 
 J. Cavallier. 
 Dan. Billiard- 
 
 THE 
 
Warsof the Cevennes, 275 
 
 THE Marefchal and UonCizur deBavWe 
 fecm'd fo extreamly well pieafcd with the 
 conclufion of thisAftair, that they ordcr'd the 
 Comiifaries who were at Calvifon, to furnifh 
 my Men with whatever they fliould want, till 
 the Terms of the Treaty were executed; that 
 is, 'till the Prifoners and Galleriens were 
 enlarged, as exprefled in the fecond Article; 
 in the mean time, I repair'd to Calvifon, 
 where I found the 2000 Men out of which I 
 was to form a Regiment, befides many others 
 who were willing to ferve with me, who 
 crowded us with great appearances of Sa- 
 tisfaction, imagining all their Troubles and 
 Misfortunes were at an End. Never was 
 Joy more univeifal, nor of fo fliort continu- 
 ance. The whole Country exprefled in dif- 
 ferent ways their Thanks to Providence for 
 the Beginning of Liberty, and many Roman 
 Catholitks joined with them, but this turned 
 to their prejudice for it created Jealoufy in 
 the Romifti Clergy j who in a great deal of 
 Heat, gathered about the Marefchal, and the 
 Intendant, telling them that all was loft, and 
 that they were fctting up, and re-eftablifhing 
 Herefy. They fent divers exprefles to Court ; 
 and the Jefuitcs reprefented the Matter to the 
 King, fo that they procured an order to the 
 M m 2 Marefchal 
 
1J6 M £ M O I R S of the 
 
 Marefchal, to fupprefs our Aflemblies, and to 
 hinder our Friends and Relations, from com- 
 ing to us at Calvifon, to which purpofe, they 
 placed Detachments in feveral parts round a- 
 bout. Upon this I immediately went to 
 Itfifnes, and waited on the Marefchal, and ex- 
 postulated with him, that the principal Arti- 
 cles of tne Treaty were infringed before the 
 Time expired for its full execution. That it 
 had an appearance, as if it had been fet on 
 foot only to enfnare us, and to make us lay 
 down our Arms. I beg'd • that he would 
 give immediate Orders, that ail who we.e 
 arrefled either coming to, or going from our 
 Aflemblies, fhou'd be fet at liberty. He re- 
 plied, alluring me, that all I complain'd cf 
 had been done without his Orders, and that 
 his intention was punctually to perform al* 
 that had been ftipulated with the Court, 
 However fecure he might be in the Matte , 
 we found by the event, that all was doue 
 only to lull us afleep. I gave my Men an 
 Account of this, who for reafons that I had 
 given them, pretended to be wholly ignorant 
 of it, for by this time having plain grounds 
 to fufpeft we were deceived, we refolv'd to 
 prevent them, as we certainly had done by an 
 attempt we had concerted upon Montpeltier, 
 
 but 
 
Wars o/^Cevennes, 2.77 
 
 but. were prevented by an Order from 
 Court that I fhould without lofs of Time fet 
 forward. 
 
 WHILST all this was doing, the 
 Marefchal having information thanRoland was 
 pofted with his Detachment at Lajfale a little 
 Place about two Leagues from Anduz,e, he 
 laid a defign to furprize him, and was very 
 near fucceeding. For he had got into a little 
 Village apcrtfrom his Detachment with only 
 eight of his Men , not dreaming of anyDanger 
 but, well for him, one of them was an Englifi 
 Soidier, a very fmart Fellow, who feeing the 
 Enemy, and being at fuch a diftance, that he 
 could not give him Notice time enough (they 
 being nearer the Houfe than he was) fired 
 his Piece, which allarmed Roland, and gave 
 him juft Time enough toefcape into the Moun- 
 tains, but with the lofs of his Horfe, to the 
 great mortification of the Enemy. Tis very 
 probable that Roland had been betray'd by 
 fbme of his Men, beeaufe he wou'd not accept 
 of the Treaty I made with the Marefchal, to 
 the great concern (it muft be owned) of the 
 generality of that Country, who by his {land- 
 ing out, found themfelvcs ftill expofed to the 
 
 fury 
 
lj$ MEMOIRS of the 
 
 fury of the Troops, and in danger of being 
 entirely ruined. 
 
 AFTER this the Marefchal fent for 
 me, and delired me :o go to confer with R/land, 
 and endeavour to per 1 wade him to Submit and 
 come into the Treaty. I obey'd his Com- 
 mands fo far as to go to Roland, but being 
 now fully perfwaded chefe Steps and appea- 
 rances of a Treaty, were delign'd purpofely 
 to deceive us, I confirmed him in his re- 
 folution, not to furrender till the Articles, a- 
 gteed upon between them and me, were fully 
 performed, and in cafe they were not, I gave 
 him my word and Honour that I wou'd take 
 the firft Opportunity to leave Frame ; we 
 agreed that it was Neceffary to give out 
 that there was a miiunderftanding between 
 him and me. 
 
 W E parted feemingly in that Difp^fition, 
 he telling me with Difdain, in the pre fence 
 of his Men, that he would have no more to 
 fay to me, that fince I was become the Mare- 
 fchal's Ambaflador, I might, if I pleafed, tell 
 bim,that he refolved to die Sword in Hand, 
 unlefs the Edict of Nants was reftored in its 
 full Power and extent. 
 
 S O 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 179 
 
 S Oi left Rotandy and went to make my 
 Rcporc to the Marefchal, telling him that 
 the only way to bring him to Reafon was 
 faithfully to execute the Teity I had the 
 honour to make with him; The Marefchal 
 feem'd much concerned at this, and toid me 
 with fome heat, that he wou'd find Means to 
 humble him, adding that he would deilroy the 
 Gountry with Fire and Sword. 
 
 I reprefertted howobftinate foever he might 
 be, thepoor Inhabitants could not help it, and 
 that I hoped, he wou'd not confound the in- 
 nocent with the guilty j he reply'd that he 
 knew how to diftinguifh, and that thofe who 
 refufed to Submit, mould meet with condign 
 punifhment ; that the King would be obey'd, 
 and none mud expect Mercy, of which I 
 gave Roland Notice by the firft Opportunity, 
 that he might take Care, and be on his guard. 
 Soon after the Marefchal went to AQez,, and 
 I went with him, in order to procure liberty 
 for my Father, Brother and fome other Friends,' 
 that were Prifoners, which to give him his 
 due he did very generoufly, to the great Joy 
 of thefe poor unhappy People, and Mortfica- 
 tion-of my Enemies^ who were vexed atHearc 
 to kt fntih linihifers if Atopic gathered toge-i 
 
 tht* 
 
180 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ther with great Eagerne fs to fee me, and who 
 all together made a very odd confort, fome 
 bellowing Bleffings, and others loading ire 
 with Curfes; after Dinner I went by the 
 Marefchal'sPerfwafions, .o wait on the Bifhop 
 of that Diocefs ,• he received me very grati- 
 oufly, and taking me by the Hand, God be 
 pfaifed (fays he) Tou were once a loft Sheep, but 
 now you are found again, I hope that you Ui foon be 
 in the Bo/cm of the Church, as a Child in that oj 
 its Mother, you are young and do not yet under- 
 ftand what belongs to your Salvation, but I will 
 inftrull and afftft you in it. Then he lead me 
 into his Library j which appeared very fine, 
 and after fome Time fpent, in walking and 
 looking abcut, his Lordftiip took down two 
 Bibles, the one Greek and the other Latin, 
 and ask'd me which of the two was beft, I 
 anfwered, that I underftood neither GreeV, 
 nor Latin, but that I had heard that the O- 
 riginal was better than any Copy. He un- 
 derflood what I meant perfectly well, and 
 fatd tome, Child, you do not know what you 
 fay, for the Fathers, from whom we derive 
 that Tradition, had explained many mate- 
 rial Paflages, that were of themfelves fo ob- 
 fcure, that without it, we never could have 
 been able to come at the true Meaning of 
 
 them, 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. i8x 
 
 them j he then went out to talk to me, on 
 fome controvetiial Points, but I wok the firft 
 Opportunity to cut him fhort, and told him 
 that I had read little befides the Old and 
 New Teitament, which I believed, was the 
 only Rule of Faith, and ended the Difcourfe^ 
 but a Prielt who was in the Company, attack- 
 ed me with the Antiquity of the Church, 
 faying, that all tne Points and Practices, of 
 it had been eftabliilied by St. Peter the Prince 
 of the Apoftles, whofe true fucceflbr was 
 the Pope; I aniwered that their Religion was 
 entirely of a modern Compoiition, like a new 
 Houfe built upon the ruins of fome noble E- 
 dirice, and as well as I was able, Spoke of fome 
 Points, particularly to that of the intcrceffion 
 of Saints, which was altogether needlefs, 
 fince God commanded us to Pray to himfelf, 
 thro* the merits of one Mediator Jefus Chrift ; 
 after which I begged his Lordfhip leave to 
 retire, f-ying I was not capable to maintain 
 a cifpute wiiv» men of his Learning, which 
 he granted telling me with great mildnefs, that 
 I htd a good Memory, and that it was a Pity 
 that I did not employ my time in reading 
 goo- Books. I took my leave, and from 
 thence went to fee a Relation of mine, who 
 on account of Religion had been confin'd hi 
 N n a 
 
l8l MEMOIRS of the 
 
 a Convene at Nimes> whofe Enlargmcnt I 
 procured tho' not without great Difficulty. 
 This vilit gave me an Opportunity or' feeing 
 the Marefchal MontreveVs Miftre fs, who, as 
 foon as (he heard that 1 was at the Gate, came 
 and merrily told me, that Ihe was glad to fee 
 me, and congratulated me, and faid I had 
 not only the honour to make headagainft two 
 Marefchals, but alfo obliged them to capitu- 
 late i after a little kind of this civil Converfa- 
 tion, (he with an Air of Gallantry reproach- 
 ed me with intercepting fome of her Letters 
 to the Marefchal ? which I excufed as well 
 as I was able, after which, I vifited her two 
 or three times at certain Intervlas of time, 
 that I had nothing elfe to do. 
 
 SOON after I went with the Marefchal 
 to Nimes } znd from thence to Cahifon, where 
 my Men Expe&ed me with great impatience, 
 becaufe the Time ftxt for our departure drew 
 neannotwithftanding few of the Prisoners who 
 were all related to fome or other of us, were 
 enlarged, they were apprehenfive that onCe 
 we were gone, they ihould never fee us 
 again, and tho' I was very uneafy, and of the 
 fame Opinion they were of, yet I put the beft 
 face on it I could, and bid them take Courage, 
 
 for 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 2.8$ 
 
 for i hoped all would end to their Satisfaction , 
 I writ to the Marefchal upon that Subjed, 
 who anfwered that he was actually employed 
 in the Execution of our agreement, but that 
 the King was very Angry that I admitted all 
 the new Converts into our Aflemblies, that 
 therefore it was his Majefty's pleafure, that 
 I fhouid fet out with my Men in three Days 
 for Moiitpellter, where we were to receive a 
 rout for Spain; he ordered me at the fame timej 
 to fend him a Lift of their Names and Sur- 
 names, an4 the Places of their Nativity. 
 
 THEIR proceedings after this manners 
 gave me terrible Apprehenfions, and fully con-* 
 firmed me in all my Doubts : For as foon as 
 1 had communicated it to my Men, in Num- 
 ber about Two thoufand, all able Men, who 
 were refolved to quit their Fathers, Mothers, 
 Relations, and their Country, to follow me, 
 in hopes of a free Liberty of Confciencr. Nay, 
 they feem'd thunder-ftruck, they immediate- 
 ly furrounded me, and protefted that they 
 would not ftirtill their Relations were enlar- 
 ged according to the Treaty. I did not en- 
 deavour to difwade them, only prevailed that 
 they mould lie ftill a few Days, till I had an 
 N n 2 Anfwc? 
 
184 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Anfwer to the following Letter, which I 
 writ to the Marefchal. 
 
 My Lord, 
 u T" Have the honour of your Commands, 
 
 JL and am very forry tnat it is not in 
 «« my Power to obey them, my Men refufc 
 *' to follow me, and it is not in my Power to 
 <* compel them, you will allow that the 
 " Prifoners and Gallerians are not inlargcd 
 " according to the Treaty, there being a- 
 " bove two thirds ftiil detained, who are 
 «' all related to fome amongft us, and cl.ey 
 ** thought they were not to March till the 
 " Time appointed in the Treaty was fully 
 u expired, that they might have the fatisfac- 
 " tion to fee it fully executed. As to the 
 " new Converts, their coming among us is 
 <c what we cannot help, and I fear it will be 
 " in vain to expect my Men fhould lay down 
 c< their Arms, 'till every thing that is ftipula- 
 " ted, be fully executed. 
 
 / am &c. 
 
 I complained to the Commiffaries to the 
 fame purpofe, and freely told them that at that 
 rate, we cou'd depend npon nothing, it being 
 in vain to talk of Peace, if the conditions of 
 it were not obferved , upon which, they pro- 
 
 mifed 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 2.85 
 
 mifcd to write to the Marefchal, by the fame 
 Meffengcr, to prevail on him to iufpend his 
 Orders for fome time. 
 
 BUT before we could have an Anfwer, 
 I had a private exprefs from Nimes, that the 
 Marefchal had ported Troops in all the 
 chief Partes of the Country, especially thofe 
 leading to the Places where we ufed to af- 
 femble> to perform our Devotion, which 
 looked as if he intended to furround us ; and 
 probably to feize me. Whether this was his 
 Defign or no is more than I can tell, however, 
 as this ftep of his gave mc juft caufe of fuf- 
 picion, I immediatly communicated my inte- 
 lligence to fome of my chief Confidants, viz,. 
 Ravenal, Billiard, Catinat and fome others; 
 we all concluded that we had no time to loofe, 
 but when we came to confider what meafures 
 were to be taken, we found fo many Difficul- 
 ties in every thing propofed, that at laft we 
 agreed upon this expedient, That they fhould 
 pretend as Roland did before, to entertain 
 fome Notion of"my being gained by the Mare- 
 fchal, and give out that they would neither 
 truft or obey me any longer; by which Irefer- 
 \z$ to my felf, a power offetving my Friends, 
 without loofing the advantages and quality of 
 
 a 
 
z8<5 v E M O 1 H § of (he 
 
 a Mediator. My Officers accordingly pub- 
 lifhed this about the Town, and efpecially 
 to the ComifTaries, faying, that they were be- 
 tray 'd, and that it was in vain to Treat, and 
 that fince conditions were broke, they were 
 no longer tied by them, but were at their II— r 
 berty to take what meafures they fhould think 
 proper for their Safety. They went upon 
 this to relieve the Guard, which they had in 
 the Market Place, and having order'd the 
 Drum to beat to Arms, immcdiatly all my 
 Men took their Arms and drew up be- 
 fore the Gate of the Town, where was a de- 
 tachment of Dragoons of the Regiment ofFir- 
 ma\on y and the two Commiflaries, who im- 
 agined they were going to put them to 
 the Sword. I run to that Place in great hafte, 
 and feeming much furprized, as it knowing 
 nothing of the matter ] I firfl: went to thofe 
 two Gentlemen who were in Trouble, and 
 aiTured them, that I would rather Ioofe my 
 Life, than any harm fhould be done to them, 
 and that though I had loft much intereft a- 
 pnong my Men, yet I hoped I fhould have e- 
 nough to preferve them, and returning to my 
 Men with a threatning Voice, asked them the 
 jreafon of their Muttering. They anfwered, 
 ?bat in fliort they found they were betray 'd 
 
 and 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 2.87 
 
 and every Man of them, was refolved to die 
 Sword in Hand. 1 made a report of this to 
 the Commiflaries, and carneftly begg'd them. 
 as they were Eye-Wkneffes of what paft, to 
 write in the moft pre fling manner to the Mare- 
 fchal, and convince him, that it was in vain 
 to exped they fhould lay down their Arms, 
 till every Article of the Treaty was fulfilled. 
 That as for my part, they were fenfible I loft 
 fome of my credit with them, but that I wou'd 
 ftill be for Peace, and ufe my ur.moft endea- 
 vours to paciy them; they were exceeding 
 glad to come offfo, after fo great a fright, and 
 affured me they wou'd give the Marefchal a 
 faithful Account of all, and particularly of 
 my conduct in this Affair ; fo I left them, and 
 joined my Men, with whom I retired to a 
 Neighbouring Wood, about a League off, 
 to thejgreat Joy of both the Commiflaries, and 
 Dragoons; 
 
 THIS being come to the Marefchal's 
 Ears, he detached all the Dragoons he cou'd 
 fpare, to obferve us, but wc were fafe, in the 
 Wood of Canes, but he cou'd not inveft us, 
 tho* he came fhortly with all his Forces both 
 Horfe and Foot j which made him change his 
 Method, and again propofed we fhou'd re- 
 new 
 
z88 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 new our Conferences. After what had fo 
 lately paffed, I had no great Inclination to it, 
 tho' on the other Hand, the great Defolation 
 of the Country, and the ftill greater Mifchiefs 
 thatthreatned it, afflicted me to the lad De- 
 gree. Wherefore in this great Perplexity, not 
 knowing what to determine, I went to meet 
 Roland, to confult him, and think of fome 
 Means to preferve ourfelves and Country 
 from Ruin. 
 
 W E were both very fad at meeting, and 
 agreed, that no Dependance couYi be had 
 irom the Pr.;mifes or" the Court of France, the 
 Jeiuits, efpecially, who governed there, be- 
 ing on:- capital £:itmies : That iince even its 
 Allies and neighbouring Powers had by a 
 *ong Experience, learned their Difregard to 
 publick Faith, what cou'd we expert, whom 
 they looked upon as a Parcel of Vagabonds 
 .and Rebels, againft whom they were incen- 
 icd upon fo many Accounts. On the other 
 Hand, wc were unprovided of all NeceflFaries 
 for War, we had neither Ammunition nor Vic- 
 tuals, the whole Country being defolate; our 
 beft Friends, or" confequence, unable to help 
 us, and no Human Means at Hand for our 
 Relief. 
 
 IN 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 2.89 
 
 I N Fine, having fpent the whole Day in 
 tfiefe difmal Reflections, Roland tack'd up his 
 Spirits, and refolved, that, what wou'd hap- 
 pen, he wou'd not lay down his Arms, faying 
 it was better to die, than to run into the Li- 
 on's Mouth : So having rewarded his Refo- 
 lution, and truiting that God, in his good 
 Providence, might yet deliver us, we parted, 
 and I came to my Men, whom Ravenal com- 
 manded, in my Abfence, as foon as they law 
 me, they came about me, to know what wfe 
 had agreed on; I cou'd only, i\\ general give 
 them good Words; but Ravenal, not fatisty'3 
 infilled, that he had no Magazines nor Vic- 
 tuals, and that he did not fee how we could 
 any longer hold our, and (if Nothing elfe in- 
 terfered) Famine wou'd at laft deilroy us all. 
 This funk my Spirits again, and made me 
 more and more irrefolute, and quite at a Lofs 
 what to do : the Cafe was the worfe, becaufe 
 amongft usall, there were none capable of ad- 
 vifingin Affairs of this Nature. However, I 
 endeavoured by a fhort Speech to raife their 
 Spirits, and inflnuating, that I was going to 
 leave them, for a while, upon a Defign, which 
 in the End, wou'd prove for their Service, 
 recommended Friendfhip and Unity as 
 the Life of their Affairs ; after which, I car- 
 O ry'd 
 
290 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 ry'd them to a large Village, called Dwfjrd, 
 where we found Refrefhmencs: There I 
 gave Ravenal neceflfary Instructions either to 
 avoid meeting the Enemy, or to fubfift ; but 
 when I told him that I had Thoughts of go- 
 ing to the Marefchal, to try once more wnat 
 might be done to avert our intended Rum, 
 He and Catinat, who alfo was prefent, l-urft 
 into Tears, asking me wi, ether I intended to 
 abandon them? With Difficulty Iconvinced 
 them, tl ere was no other Way for our Satety, 
 and allured them, that if I cou'd not make 
 good Terms for them, Iwould endeavour to 
 go out of the Kingdom, and procure Supplies 
 from foreign Powers. The reft or the 
 Confederates were fatisfy'd, and promifed to 
 undergo all Extremities rather than fubmit. 
 
 T VV O Days after I chofe out Forty 
 Men, and went to Vez,embrt y where I heard 
 that Monfieur d'Agallies was looking out for 
 me, having a Meflage from the Marefchal I 
 let him know where I was, and he immedi- 
 ately came, and began with telling me that 
 we had taken Alarm too foon, that the Mare- 
 fchal had ordered him to afTure me, that I 
 fhould have full Satisfaction. I expoftulated 
 for the Non-performance of the late Condi- 
 tions, 
 
Wars o//feLEVENNES, 2.91 
 
 tions, which juftifyed all our Sufpicions, and 
 after fome Talk to that Purpofe, he went to 
 the Marefcnai, who writ to Court, and as 
 foon as he had his Anfwer, fent me word in 
 the King's Name, that I fhould be fatisficd, 
 that the Court had altered it's Mind, that 
 inftead of Spain, I fhould go and ferve in Ger- 
 many, defiring that I fhou'd meet him with 
 fuch a Guard as I thought fit. I went to him 
 without Hditation, extremely pleafed that I 
 had an other Opportunity of conferring with 
 him, and adoring the Wifdom and Goodnefs 
 of Providence, in which I fully milled, that 
 it wou'd guide and pro; eel: me in this, as in 
 former difficult Cafes. 
 
 I took three Hundred Men with me, but 
 had no fooner got to Nimes than we were car- 
 ried over into an Iiland which the Rhone 
 forms a little above Beaucaire ; they put us 
 under a Guard much ftronger than we were, 
 io that we feemed to be their Prifoncrs. 
 
 THIS put us into a terrible Fright, 
 which encreafed, when having asked the com- 
 manding Officer, Monfieur la Fuite, Leave 
 ro goto Nimes about fome Affairs of my own, 
 who flatly refufed me, faying, he had no 
 O a Orders 
 
z?Z MEMOIKS of the 
 
 Orders to let me go out of the Ifland, but 
 that he wou'd write to the Marefchal, as I 
 might do, if willing: This gave me terrible 
 Apprehenfions, which were encreafed, when 
 I found inftead of taking the Liberty of keep- 
 ing fome of my own Men, I was given into 
 t he Charge of an Eicorte of theirs. Being ar- 
 rived at NirneSy the Marefchal told me, he had 
 Orders to fend me to Brifack* where I was 
 to form my Regiment, and that I mull fet 
 out in four Days. I put the beii Face upon 
 it that I cou'd, though my Treatment there 
 feem'd very fufpicious, for beiides a Guard 
 before my Door, I cou'd go no where but I 
 had a Serjeant and File of Mulqueteers at my 
 Heels, and was watched fo clofe, that I cou'd 
 (peak ro Nobody in Private; however I had 
 the Satisfaction to fee all chat wereconhned in 
 the Prifons of Montpellier, Scmieres, Alez,, An- 
 duz.es, and Ufez,, on Account of Religion, fet 
 at Liberty: Thofe who had a Mind to ferve, 
 joined me there, the reft returned to their ref- 
 pedtive Homes, but as for the Gallerians, I 
 cou'd at that Time obtain Nothing for them, 
 but a Promife of their Liberty, by the Time I 
 fhould have reached Brifack. 
 
 HAVING 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 193 
 
 HAVING taken leave of the Maref- 
 chal, I wartea on the Intendant Monfieur de 
 BaviUe, who made me a long Harangue, 
 confining of Menaces, now and then mix'd 
 with Promifcs, telling me, that if I ferv'd 
 the King faithfully, 1 fhou'd find him a 
 good Patron, and always ready to recommend 
 me to the King : But if on the contrary, he 
 ever found me in the Country, without fpe- 
 cial Leave from the Court, he would give me 
 no Quarter. After which, he gave me a Sum 
 of Money, to be diftribured amjngft my 
 Men in the following Proportions, viz.. A 
 Lewis D'Or to each Soldier, two to each 
 S.rJMnt, five to a Lieutenant ten to a Cap- 
 tain, thirty to my Lieutenant Collonel, and 
 fifty for myfelf. I then recommended to him 
 fuch of my Relations, as might fall in his 
 Hands during the Troubles, which I forefaw 
 were likely to happen after my Departure. 
 After which, I returned to my Men, under 
 the fame Efcorte that brought me to Town; 
 I then difiributed the Money in the Manner 
 above mentioned, fome rejoyced, but others 
 were net without fome Jealoufy, that fince 
 we were now in their Power, they wou'd 
 play us fome Trick. At lair, Orders being 
 come, we fct out under an Efcorte of one 
 
 Hundred 
 
294 MEMOIRS*/ the 
 
 Hundred Foot, and Fifty Dragoons of F/r- 
 marcons commanded by the Major of that 
 Regiment, who conducted us to Lyons i he 
 was a genteel ingenious Man, which made 
 that Part of the Journey very agreeable. We 
 > were civilly treated all along the Road, and 
 our Lodgings by the Way were full always 
 of People who came there out of Curiofity to 
 fee us. Our continual Difcourfe along the 
 Road, was on the Subject of our Troubles, 
 and Misfortunes, only the Major fometimes, 
 for Variety, wou'd attack me upon Religion, 
 tho' like the Generality of the French Gentry, 
 he knew little of it, but took it in ths Lump, 
 and upon the Word of the Clergy ; I made as 
 good a Defence as I was able, and he being 
 no great Coiuroverlifr, no more than m/felf, 
 nor his Learning much fuperiorto mine. 
 
 THIS kind of Converfation only divert- 
 ed us on our Journey ; but being come cc Va- 
 lence, he went to the Bifhop, and acquainted 
 him with it; his Lordfhip imn ediately fciit 
 one of his Chaplains to deiire me to come to 
 him, I readily accepted his Invitation, and 
 found the Majorand a Deal of Company with 
 him ; my Reception was very civil, and his 
 Lordfhip told me in a very obliging Manner, 
 
 that 
 
Wars 0] rfcCEVENNES. 295 
 
 that he wj! glad I had fubmitted and return- 
 ed co my Duty, and the good Graces or" my 
 Sovereign : A little after, he aiked me with 
 a Ktid »t Wonder, what I law in their Reli- 
 gion, that made me fo averfe co it. I anfwer- 
 ed, that there were many Things found and 
 practifedin it, for which I found not the leaft 
 Foundation in the h^'y Scripture, as Tran- 
 fubftantiarion, Purgarory, the InterceFon of 
 Saints, Indulgence-, &c He recited 1 .Sup- 
 port of thefe Sins, St. Jerome, be. jimkrofi, 
 and other Fathers and Writers; but I ftill 
 ftuck'tomy Point, that the holy Scriptures art 
 theonly Rule of Faith, and that the Fathers, 
 even though they fhould make for him, how 
 pious and learned foever, were meer Men, and 
 therefore fubjec~t to Error : From this, fome 
 that were prefent fell to Invectives, but the 
 Bifhop interrupted them calling for fome 
 Wine, and taking a Glafs, drank to me, af- 
 furing me, that he wou'd pray for my Con- 
 version. When we came away, I was very 
 angry, and reproached the Major for expo- 
 fing me to Difputes with Men of that Sort, 
 and that I was afraid, it might bring me into 
 fome Trouble, but he put it off, faying, I 
 fhou'd hear no more of ic. 
 
 BEING • 
 
19<5 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 a 
 
 BEING arrived a: Vienna, I made a 
 Vifit to the a Silter ot the MarefchaKs who 
 was Abbefs of a Convent ofNunns, for whom 
 he had given me a Letter. When flic had reid 
 it, fhe entertained me and my Company, viz*. 
 the Major and Captain ot our Foot Guard, 
 with excellent Hermitage Wine, and, even 
 what was more, the agreeable Conversation 
 of the young Ladies under her Government, 
 who were much furprized to fee me look fo 
 youthful, and asked me a thoufand Qpeftions. 
 There was one who by her fad Looks, and 
 deep Sighs, fhe wed that her cik wa$ Some- 
 thing more than ordinary, which excited my 
 Curiofity to fpeak to her in private, I took 
 an Opportunity whilft we were walking 
 promifcuoully in the Garden, to ask her what 
 the Matter was, that fhe looked and fighed 
 fo, the poor Creature told me that fhe had 
 been born and bred a Proteftant, but that 
 her Father who was a new Convert, had put 
 her in there under the pretenc; of Education, 
 with a promife, that in two Years time he 
 would bring her home again, that the time 
 was k>ng hnce expired, and earnefily begg'd 
 that I would write to her Father, and recom- 
 mend her cafe to the Marcfchal; who proba- 
 bly wou'd be prevailed on to intereft himfclf 
 
 in 
 
Wars of the C E V E n n e S. 297 
 
 in her favour, but how willing fo ever I 
 was to oblige her, I did not think it proper 
 to meddle or make with an Affair of that 
 Nature, fo I left her. As foon as we were 
 arrived at Lions fuch crouds furrounded the 
 Door of my Lodgings, that to fatisfy them, 
 I was forced to go and walk about the Town 
 to (hew my (elf, and being returned home I 
 found the Mayor's Coach, and an invitation 
 to Sup with him ; his Houfe was full of Com- 
 pany who had met there out of Curiofity to 
 fee me, but I had not been there above an 
 Hour when the Major fent for me, and told 
 me he had an Order from the Marefchal to 
 go back to his Quarters, that afrefh Guard 
 was to convoy me to Diion in Burgoundy, and 
 that there were Orders for another to con* 
 dud me to Ala/con, and fo from Place to 
 Place, till I came to Bryfack, fo he took his 
 leave; and we ftay'd a whole Day in that 
 Place, which gave me time to vifit the famous 
 Caftlc of Pierre-encije, the beautiful Church of 
 Sr. John, and the celebrated Clock, which 
 is one of the wonders of the World. The 
 next Day we fet out from Lions under our 
 Efcorte, and were all the Road civily ufed, 
 and well treated. At Mafcon, I met a Com- 
 mand from Court to ftay there untill further 
 P p Orders. 
 
1 ' ■ ■ ' " ' ■ I" ' ' - ' » ■ _. ■ . . .J-- J.— ' -R- — 
 
 fSf MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Orders. We were very well ufed there, by 
 Orders of the Iqtendant of DHan y who had 
 ftriftly charged the Mayor, to take Care that 
 we received no Infult?, I gqt acquainted 
 with feveral People of Credit there, who ad- 
 vifed me to take a great deal of Care of my 
 felf, becaufc that there were Spys perpetually 
 about me ; at the fame Time exprefling great 
 apprehenfions of Danger, for my being order- 
 ed to Bryfak. After a few Days waiting 
 there I writ to Monfieur Ch<witfiard y that if 
 I might have the honour to be admitted to 
 the King I hau fomething to propofe towards 
 putting an End to the Troubles in the Ce- 
 venes. My uefign was to find out whether 
 his Majefty knew any Thing of what paffed 
 between the Marefchal and me, which I had 
 feveral Reafons to doubt. Some Time after 
 the, Baron D'Aigail/es, came to me from that 
 Miniltcr, tQ know what it was that I had to 
 communicate j infilling much that X fhould 
 declare it to him, and J might depend upon 
 his making a faithful Report to the King. 
 But I abfolutly refufed, faying that I w<>ul4 
 communicate it to no Body, but to his Ma* 
 jefty. At parting I charged the Baron with 
 the following Letter, to the Marcfchatl 
 
 My 
 
 - 
 
W*rs of the Cev tvusts. 199 
 
 - - TY1IT 
 
 Mt Lord, 
 
 *• "T Have received fo many Marks of yottt 
 A Goodntfs, chat I am encouraged again 
 " to trouble you in behalf of many of my 
 " unfortunate Conn try -men, who have taken 
 '< up Arms, not againft the King, but only to 
 cc defend their own Lives, great Numbers 
 " of them iiill remaing Prisoners, I will take 
 (i the Liberty to beg your Lordfhip will ot- 
 (( der them to be enlarged, which with the 
 " kind treatment I met with, will infallibly 
 " prevail with thofe who iiill Hand out, to 
 " lay down their Arms. I prefumeto* re- 
 " commend to your Lordfliip in a particular 
 " Manner, one Mrs. RouviJk, who has been 
 " confined thofe eighteen Years in the Pcifon 
 " of Pota St. Efprit. You will alfe permit 
 " me to put you in mind of thefe Gallerians, 
 " ofwhicblgave you a Lift. As alfoefiaj 
 " Father, whofe H oivfe was demolifh'd, and a>l 
 " hisSub&anee plundered. Monfie-ur thelnteff. 
 Of dant, prom i fed me to take care of form, bat 
 ** I am informed that hitherto Nocfcing has 
 " been done for his Relief, four Lord&ip', 
 " wilipieafe to Pardon me who am, &e, 
 
 ■ 
 
 A few Days after, a Courier of the Cabinet 
 
 called Laval/ee, brought me the following Let. 
 
 ' P p 2 ter, 
 
30O MEMOIRS of the 
 
 — »— Hi : — 
 
 ter, from Monfieur Chamiliard, in Anfwer to 
 the one J writ on the Subjed, of the laft con- 
 ference, I had with the Baron W Aigalltes. 
 
 VERS ALL IE, July the 7 tb. 1704. 
 
 « T Sent the Bearer exprefsly to Accquaint 
 X you, that I have received yours of 
 " the fourth Inftant ; in which, you fig- 
 *? nifie, That you have fomething of impor- 
 « l tance to communicate to the King. His 
 ** Majefty, confents that you repair to this 
 tf Place, the Bearer will be your Guide, and 
 «« will bring you to a Place where I am to 
 " fee you, before you arc admitted to the 
 <* King ; and let no Body know of your Jour- 
 ^ ney except one or two of thofc who you 
 ct can confide in. Before you fet out take 
 cc Care to give fuch Orders, as that your 
 " Men during your abfence, may obferve an 
 " exact Difcipline. Monfieur Ferrant the 
 " Intendant of Burgoundy, has directions to 
 " furnifh them with all Neceflaries. 'Tis 
 " his Majcfty 's Command that you come a. 
 *< lone, and that you manage fo, that none 
 « may guefs at your Defign. 
 
 lam&c. 
 At 
 
Wars o/ACEVENNES, jo i 
 
 At the fame Time I received the following from 
 the Intendant 0/ Burgoundy. 
 
 " T Should be very glad Sir to entertain you 
 JL. upon cercajn Matters, be plcafed tore- 
 " pair without lofs of Time to Diion, and 
 " to take fpecial Care that your Men keep 
 " together, during your Abfcnce. You may 
 ct commit the Care of them to Monfieur Di- 
 " verny, who will deliver this to you, in or- 
 tf der to which it will be neceflary that you 
 <c make him acquainted to your Chief Officers 
 «1 that all things may pafs to the King's fan's* 
 
 
 PURSUANT to thefe Letters, I fent 
 for my Lieutenant Colonel BiUardy and prefen- 
 ted him to Monfieur Diverny, recommending 
 according to my Orders, that all things fhou'd 
 pafs according to the King's intentions, but 
 when he heard that I was going to Verfallie 
 with Lavallee, he was feized with terrible ap- 
 prehenfions of what might become of him, 
 but things being come to that pafs, as admit- 
 ted of no new Councils, and being befides 
 .confident that the Court would not break 
 their Faith in fo grofe a Manner, I fct out 
 
JO! MEMOIRS of the 
 
 — 
 
 
 in the beginning of that Night, with Laval- 
 Ue, who carried me to Paris, and from thence 
 to VerfaiUie* He conducted me immediatly 
 after ©ur Arrival to Monfieur Chamiltard i $ 
 appartment, who gave me a civil reception, 
 and faid, You writ to me that you bad fome- 
 thing of great confequence to communicate to 
 the King. You are not Ignorant, but I 
 have the honour to be his Majefty's firft Mi- 
 nifter, therefore you may as well open your 
 felf to me, for he is this Day much out of Or- 
 der and it is impoflible for you to fpeak to 
 him. I anfwered, that I would wait till his 
 Majefly was better. So after fome talk to 
 that purpofe, finding that I perfiited in my 
 refolution not to difcover it to him, he went 
 to the King and acquainted him with my 
 arrival. My reafon for proceeding thus was 
 a perfwaiion that the King knew nothing of 
 the many hardfhips we had undergone, nor 
 perhaps of the Treaty. So that I did not 
 kaow but by making him fenfible of them I 
 might have obtained fome Order for our re- 
 lief, more dun might be expected from the 
 pr,omifes of his Miniftera. 
 
 ^inTtov 
 THE King was at Mafc when Mon- 
 fieur Qbamiliard came to him, and I was 
 5 ^^wawwiil'snwo-. ir.tro- 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. i Z 
 
 introduced into his Clofet till it was over 
 and when his Majefly came to us, Sir fafd 
 Monfieur Chamiliard, This is Cavallier, chief 
 of the RtMls, -who comes to implore your Majefly* s 
 Clemency. I made a very low bow, but was 
 terribly frightned with the Speech of my in- 
 Jrodudor, 1 remained for fome Time con- 
 fufedand aftonifli'd, and the King having 
 asked me what it was I had to fay to him, 
 and what was our Reafons for rifing in Arms 
 againit him ? Recollefting my felf, I anfwer- 
 ed, " That we bad not taken up Arms a- 
 " gainft his Maj'efty, but to defend our own 
 ' ; lives againfl thofe, who contrary to his 
 " Royal intentions had oppreffed and per- 
 •« fecuted us, between twenty and thirty 
 '• Years in the molt cruel Manner. The 
 " Children were taken away from their Pa- 
 " rents, and fome fent into Canada, others in- 
 < c to Convents, and fome condemned to 
 * c the Gallies. That Numbers had been 
 « c matfacreed, only for meeting and perform- 
 " ing their Devotion, and many that perifhed 
 " in noifome Dongcons. That I was not 
 » able to import the variety of Torment that 
 » were ufed j and if I were, I would fave 
 w his Ma jeft the pain of hearing the rehearfal 
 * of them, knowing that we were fo fully 
 
 convinfed 
 
304 MEMOIRS^ the 
 
 " corjvinfed of his Ju/lice, and the generofity 
 ct of his Royal Mind, That we were per- 
 <£ f waded, th^ie Things were never cone by 
 i( his Orders or Permihon. That after de- 
 <c molifhing our Churches and taking away 
 <f all thofe Priviledges, that had been granted 
 " to us, by his Royal Anceftors. That we 
 tC had been fatisfied had we been permitted 
 " to ferve God according to our Religion, if 
 " it were in Woods, Caverns^or any where. 
 u That his Majefty had not more faithful 
 " Suhje&s than we (hould have been ; and 
 " were ft ill willing to be. That we knew 
 <c his Majelly had been given to underftand, 
 lC that it wasaneafy matter to make us change 
 " our Religion, That there wou'd be no 
 <• ntcd of violent Meafures to force usv, but 
 " infiead of that the Dragoons were let.loofe 
 " upon us, who behdes a thoufand Outrages, 
 " tiled to force and drag People to Mafs, and 
 ** there with a Sword at our Throats, forced 
 " us to abjure our Religion. That thefe 
 " Methods had driven us to difpair, and to 
 " lake up Arms, as our only refuge; our E- 
 «"' nernies having flopped up all the Avenues 
 d by which we might have applied to your 
 u M^jefty for Juftice. That it was very 
 " plain, they had abufed their Truft, and 
 
 afted 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. j ^ 
 
 " acted contrary to his Majefty's Royal In- 
 " tentions, and that however we might 
 " ha\e been reprefented, our only Crime was 
 " that we cou'd not, contrary to our Confci- 
 w cnces, comply wirh your Majefty in em- 
 " braceing the Roman Catholick Religion. 
 Finding he heard me very patiently, I went 
 on in the following Manner. '« Thefe Sir 
 " are only Part of our Grievances; it is with 
 W the greateft Regret we have been forced to 
 " do any Thing difagreeable or contrary to 
 M our Duty to lo good and great a King, 
 « and my unhappy Countreymen do, by me! 
 " humbly affure your Majefty, that ir you 
 «« would be plcafed to confirm the Promifes 
 i< made us by the Marelchal de VtBars, and 
 *< in your royal Clemency to forgive us all 
 V that is part, we are ready to {bed thelaftr 
 « Drop of our Blood for your Service. Here 
 he interrupted me, and with an an<r ry ]ow 
 Voice, he (aid. « I order you notVfpcak 
 « one Word to that Treaty, on pain of ,V 
 Ff curring my Indignation, if the reft of the 
 |« Rebels will fubmir, I will confer what 
 " may be done with the Prifoners and Gal 
 « lenans; he ask'd me if the Duke of Savoy or 
 " any other of nis Allies fcne me Money or 
 » Arms? Ianfwcrcd, « that I never recci- 
 
 Q q « ved 
 
J05 MEM 
 
 ■' ved either, from tne Du*e oi Savoy, or any 
 " Body elfe. Where, the:* did you gee them 
 " faid the Kinc ? Sir. (aid I, we took care 
 * f to attack none or" your Troops, but them 
 " we were much fuperior in Number to,. and 
 iC having overcome them, efpecially in the 
 " Beginning; it was from them we provided 
 " ourfelves. He asked me, How many of 
 his Troops I thought had been deftroyed 
 during all that Time ? I anfwered, " Tnat I 
 lC did not know, but that his Generals might 
 u inform him better than I : He charged me 
 with a great many Outrages, fuch as Burning 
 of Churches, and Murdering Priefts, and o- 
 ther Ecclefiafticks. " Sir, (faid I) our En e- 
 11 mics have not done us Juftice in their In- 
 il formations to your Majefty, none ever dy- 
 <c ed by our Hands, but thofe who were in 
 " Arms againft us; we did not imitate the 
 c * Marefchal de Montrevel, who without the 
 < c lead Mercy, put to the Sword about 
 tC Fourfcore People of divers Ages and Sexes, 
 " whom he got together in a Mill, whilft 
 t < they were performing their Devotions. 
 «' There is oneGrcumftance more that, when 
 " told, will create in your Majefty both 
 " Horror and furprize, which is, A certain 
 " young Lady, the only Daughter of aCoun- 
 - ■' ' "■ " Jpfi*^ ' : ' ■« cellor 
 
1 1 1 1 . 11 
 
 Warsof the Cevennes. 507 
 
 < { cellor at Nimesy who threw herfelf into the 
 <c Arras of one of his Pages, who wasamongft 
 « c the Dragoons, and acquainting him with 
 < c her Name and Fami'y, begg'd he wou'd 
 c « fave her,and that all (he had in the World 
 " fhould be his. The Page took Compaf- 
 « lion on her, and brought her to the Mare- 
 " fchal, and earneftly begg'd her Life ; but 
 F he, inftead of being moved with Pity, 
 fc in a Rage, commanded his Guards to kill 
 iC the young Lady and hang the Page, for 
 " his Impertinence, as he call'd it: So th c 
 " poor Creature was murther'd in the Pre_ 
 " fence of that barbarous Marefchal, and 
 tC with much ado the Page efcaped hanging : 
 " Not. content with this, in his Fury, he 
 (t put to the Sword many about thc Place 3 
 <c without Diftinction of Religion ; the very 
 S Children in their Cradles did not efcape the 
 < l Fury of the Dragoons : And for the Ve- 
 u rity of this, Sir, I appeal to the whole Ci- 
 " ty of Ntmesy who can teftify it. " The 
 King then turned to Monfieur Chamiliard and 
 asked him, if he knew-any thing of that Af- 
 fair. " Sir, (faid he) there was fomcthing 
 " like it, but not fo bad as he makes it ; there 
 " was a Pack of Vagrants who had got to- 
 • gether, and whom Monficur Montrevel, or- 
 Q q 2 Jj dered 
 
308 MEMOIR S of the 
 
 li tiered to be punifhed. *? But feeing he 
 had a Miwd to make fo flight of it, I reply'd, 
 " What I have ofter'd to your Majefty is 
 " Nothing but Truth, and if all the Roman 
 « Catholicks at Nimes do not confirm it, let 
 " me undergo the utmoft Effect of your Ma- 
 l< jetty's Indignation. We don't difown, 
 n but we have burnt fome Towns, and V»l- 
 <f lages, but only by way of Reprifals, and 
 «< as for Churches, none but fuch as where 
 " Garrifons were placed : I humbly prefume 
 « to allure your Majefty, that we have done 
 «* Nothing but what we were forced to in 
 cc our own Defence. 
 
 I obferved that he feem'd a little mov'd. at 
 this Relation, and then asked me if I wou'd 
 become a good Catholick ? To which I made 
 anlwer, 4< That my Life was in his Hands 
 " and that I was ready to Jay it down for 
 il his Service, but as for my Religion, I re- 
 " (olved not to change it for any Confidera- 
 « tion this World cou'd afford. " Well, faid 
 the King, go, be wife r for the Future, and it 
 will be better for you. Having made a low 
 p;»w I retired with Monfieur Chamiliard into 
 his Apartment, where I received a terrible 
 Reprimand for talking as I had done againfl 
 
 the 
 
Wars o/^Cevennes, 309 
 
 the Ma r efchdl de Montr evel, and efpecially 
 for refuting the Honour or being the King's 
 Coir, ert ; he exhorted me to make ufc of the 
 Opportunity,- and his Difpofition to advance 
 me: 1 unil'd wi,en he continu'd to tell me 
 that tho' I did not believe every Thing which 
 the Church teaches, I might pretend I did, 
 and act as a great many otners; that I might 
 do as if I were at a Play, ga^e and laugh 
 without taking any other Notice; when you 
 are at Mais, you may pray to the Devil if 
 you pleale: Let the King fee you there but 
 twice or thrice and your Bufinefs is done, you 
 fha i have a Penfion of 1500 Crowns a Yeai; 
 for Lire, anotner ior your Father, befides 
 being made Brigadier in his Army. I anfwe- 
 red him, That when Mofes ivat come to Age 9 he 
 chofe rather to fufter Advevfity with the People 
 of God, than to enjoy the Pleafures of a Court for 
 a Sea/on; at which he laugh'd, faying, where 
 have you got this old Wbmna's Story ? Do 
 you think that if the King's Religion was 
 falfe, God would blefs and profper him as 
 he has done ? With Submiffion, Sir, faid I, 
 Mahometamfm and its Profcffors have thriven 
 and overrun a great Part of the Earth. As 
 we cannot judge of <3od's Ways, no Argu- 
 ment can be drawn from the fecular Profperi- 
 
 ty 
 
jio MEMOIRS of the 
 
 o 
 
 
 ty of any.Cuuic ui Nation .: That Kings as 
 well as other Men derived theirReligion from 
 Education, and in cafe, when they came to 
 maturer Years, they became fenfible that they 
 haa been taught wrong, they might have a 
 Thoufand Reafons to difguife their Senti- 
 ments. That the Power of the Court and 
 Clergy of Rome was Co great that the mofl 
 powerful Monarchs were not above the Reach 
 of their Refentments, of which, to go no 
 further, bis Majefty's Grandfather, Hettry the 
 IV. was an Inftance. , He had no longer Pa- 
 tience, but interrupted me, faying, What I 
 have faid to you, was for your Good, but 
 I find you are an obftiiute Hugonet, where- 
 fore you may take your own Way. How- 
 ever, he difmifled me civilly, ordering Mon- 
 (ieur la VaOee to fhew me all the Curioficies a- 
 bout Verfallie. It happened to be the very 
 Day that the Dutchefs of Burgundy few Com- 
 pany after hying in. All the Water Works 
 were fet a going, and the Court in the utmoft 
 Joy and Magnificence, which gave me an , 
 Opportunity under the Conduct of my Guide 
 to fee all the Princes and Princefles of the 
 Blood, and foreign Minifters who were come 
 to make their Compliments on the Occafion, 
 I was afloniflied at the Beauties oi the PJace, 
 
 which 
 
Wars of the C evennes. ju 
 
 which after the Woods and Mountain* I had 
 been ufed to, Teemed like an enchanted Pal- 
 lace. The next Day, by Order of Moniieur 
 Chamiltard, I went in a Poft-chaiie :o his 
 Country-houfe aboir thrceLea^ues from Ver- 
 faJJie, where I round him drinking Chocolate, 
 and had the Honour of having fa Difh prefent- 
 ed me, which I had not quite drunk, but he 
 begun again upon Arguments about Religion, 
 Whereupon I begg'd of him to prefs me no 
 more on that Subject, for I was fix'd and im- 
 moveable : I then turned the Difcourfe to the 
 War in the Cevetmes : That as I told the 
 King, it' his Majefty were plcas'd to ratify 
 the Conditions wc had made with the Mare- 
 fchal de Villars, I wou'd engage my Life, 
 that in eight Days Time the Tioubles of 
 thac Country would be at an End. Sir, faid 
 he, the King will not hear of any fuch Trea- 
 ty, and take you care not to fpeak a Word of 
 it directly or indirectly to any Body whatso- 
 ever: The King will find Methods to reduce 
 thofc Rebels, at which Time, you'll think 
 yourfelf happy that was hot with them. I 
 reply 'd, that I wai afraid he did not kuow 
 the Country or Inhabitants of the Cevennes, 
 forfure if he did, he wou'd not have thought 
 it fo eafy a Matter to dcftroy them as he fecm- 
 
jii MEMOIRS^ 
 
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 cd to do. Well, well, faid he, we'll cry chat, 
 and then gave me the following Warrant for 
 a Petition of 1500 Livres. 
 
 June, 26. 1704. 
 
 THIS Day the King being at Verfa. 
 illes, and ctefirous, for divers good 
 Considerations, to give the Sieur Caval/ier a 
 Mark ot his Favour, his Majefty grants the 
 Sum of 1500 Livres per Annum, as a Penfi- 
 on to be paid him out of his royal Trealure, 
 upon his iimple Acquittances during his Life, 
 to commence from this Day : And in Wit- 
 nefsthatfuch is his Will and Pleafure, his 
 Majefty has commanded me to give him this 
 prefent Commiflion, which he has figneci 
 wich his own Hand, and countersigned by 
 me, his Counfellor Secretary of State, and In- 
 tendant of his Finances. 
 
 L EW I s. 
 
 Cham i liard. 
 
 B E S IDES this, he gave me an Order 
 upon the Treafury for 1500 Livers, and a- 
 gain bid me remember what the King had 
 laid to me about Religion . The Money hav- 
 ing 
 
1 Wtirsofthe ^Cevennes^ 212 
 
 ing pur me in a good Humo ur> my Lord fafd 
 1, Now I am convinced^hat rtiy Religion 
 
 * is (tatter than yours free you give me fo 
 mu,,. loot, which made him Smile, and 
 
 lay, •« If you were wife, you'd change with- 
 ' out it. So I took my leave fcrid came to 
 £« with my Guide; batnot withouc-fome 
 Concern add difmalRefleaions, that I was 
 io ftnaiy forbid to talk of the Treaty. 
 
 HAVING received my 1500 Livers, 
 I lert the Town and went Poft to Mafcon un- 
 der thecondua of my own Guide La Valhe 
 who bore my expences all the Way, as he 
 had done at my coming up. There I found 
 the following Letter from the Marefchaf 
 
 N I ME $ July 19th, 1704. 
 
 S I R, 
 « y Have received the feveral Letters you 
 
 X h ave wrote me fince your departure 
 « iiom PaBaJrigue. The Account Monficut 
 '* BafigtiAQ has given me of your good Cott- 
 
 * duct on the Roads engages me to take all 
 
 * opportunities of doing you fervice. I /hall 
 " take Care to enlarge thofe Prifonerswhom 
 a you recommended; we only wait to re- 
 ft r *< du CC 
 
314 ME M O I R S of the 
 
 <f duce the reft of the Rebells, which pro- 
 « bably, will be very foon j after which, you 
 •' may aflure you felt that every Body fhall 
 " have due Satisfaction. 
 
 :due Satisfaction. 
 Jam, 
 
 SIR, 
 
 At your Service. 
 
 
 Marefchal V I l l a k S. 
 
 I N anfwer, I returned him thanks, not 
 •nly for the Contents but for having wrote to 
 Monfieur Chamihard in my favour, to which 
 I attributed the good reception I had from 
 that Minifter. Soon after Ihad a fecond from 
 the aforefaid Marefchal. 
 
 N 1 ME 5, July the 30th 1704. 
 
 S I R, 
 
 44 ¥ Am very glad that Monfieur Chamiliard 
 * has done me Juftice in acquainting you 
 " with what I had wrote in your Favour, 
 " I hope you will hereafter ferve the King 
 " as bound in Honour and Duty. And 
 . a " whilft 
 
Wars of the CEVEtiHES. 315 
 
 " whilft you continue fo to do you fhall al- 
 " ways find that, 
 
 I am at your Service. 
 
 Maref.hal Vjlliars* 
 
 ALL this while I had nothing to do but 
 to divert my felf always engaged in parties of 
 pleafure, which Ifeemcd entirely to give my 
 felt up 100 ; and carried it fo well that they 
 relaxed rrora their ftri&nefs, and left off ob- 
 fer?ing me, fo that I was perfe&ly at Liberty. 
 But if my Perfon was free, my Mind was 
 full ©f Anxiety. For a young Lady of the 
 Place with whom, (amongft the reft) I ufed 
 frequently to Converfe, gave me foriic hints 
 that there was foraething or other Hatching 
 againft me. A Swi/s Gentleman, bid me take 
 Care of my felf, for he had heard from good 
 Hands, that it was refolved to fliut me up in 
 the Citadel of Brifac for Life. Which was 
 confirmed to me by an anonymous Letter 
 from Pari^ which made the greater impreffi- 
 on, becaufc it took Notice of feveral Particu- 
 lars, which I thought could not come to the 
 knowledge of an ordinary Perfon, upon 
 which, I determined to quit the Kingdom 
 R r 2 the 
 
316 M'tMJliU(/ the 
 
 the firlt- Opportunity, which Toon offer ed, as 
 follows. The Intendant of Burgundy fent me 
 an Order to march with the following Letter 
 from Monfieur Qhamiliard. 
 
 VERS ALL IE, Augufl the 6th, 1704. 
 
 « T Am informed that the Sieur Daigalier 
 * has not been as fuccefsful in his Negoci- 
 < c ations as was expected, and that the Coiin- 
 tc try which has been the Scene of War for 
 " fo long a Time, is like to be expofed to 
 « the greareft feverities, for the King is re- 
 " folv'd, (let it coft what it willj ro put an 
 " End to that Rebellion. His Majefty will 
 <* fend fo. many Troops in cue End of the 
 " Campaign, that it will not be poffible tor 
 « that Handful of Rebells to hold out. For 
 " your Part, you are very happy, that you've 
 " left them in time, and that you are now in 
 « a ^wayAri meriting k viajtfty's favours, 
 cc by icrvitig hin», as a faithful Subject oupht 
 ct to do. I fent to Monfieur Fervaa G- ers 
 " for the fafe conduct of you and your Men 
 " to Br ifae, where you'll live quietly, 'till there 
 <c is oecafion for your Service. 
 / am, 
 
 At pur- Servke, 
 Stcr&arj Chamuiarr, 
 TWO 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 317 
 
 TWO Days after I fet out under an Ef- 
 cort of firty Archers of the Marefchalfy of 
 Diiott, and thro* Befancon came to Onnan, with- 
 in four Leagues of Bedford, which was the 
 propereft Place I cou'd wifh for my Defign. 
 There 1 learned from fome of my own Men 
 that we were but three Leagues from Mon- 
 bettard, formerly a Place of noted ftrength, 
 but now an open Town, allied to the Cantons 
 of Switzerland. The way to it was all 
 Woody, which was the Luckiefl thing that 
 could be for my Defign. For fear of Acci- 
 dents I went to Reconnoitre Wood, with a 
 Peafant of the Place ; under a Pretence, that I 
 was informed, fome of my Men intended to 
 Defert j and that in order to prevent 'em, I 
 would place Guards on the Ways that led to 
 Switzerland ; which done, I ordered my Men 
 to meet about nine of the Clock in the Even- 
 ing, at a Houfe not far from my Quarters, 
 and dire&ly on the Road to MontbeUiard -, 
 and at a little diftancc from it, a Serjeant 
 and ten Men with the Peafant I defired fhould 
 be my Guide. I went then and acquainted 
 tie Captain of the Archers with my pretend- 
 ed fear?, but told them what meafures I had 
 taken ; he commended me very much and af- 
 fured me that he'd make a faithful Report of 
 
 my 
 
jig MEMOIRS of the 
 
 my conduct to the Intendant of Burgundy. I 
 
 thank'a him and hncc we were 10 part, (for 
 
 the next Day he was to be relieved) I dehred 
 
 we might Sup together, ana not part with 
 
 dry Lips. He accepted of the offer, and we 
 
 agreed ic fhouldbe at the Quarters wno had 
 
 the weft Wine betwixt him and me, which 
 
 happned to be his. My Lieutenant Colonel 
 
 and two of his Officers were to be of the 
 
 Party ; fo having ordered Si pper we took a 
 
 Walk about the Town to fee that our Men 
 
 committed no Diforders. It happen'd that 
 
 fomc of my Men, as alfo fomeof the Archers, 
 
 came to us and complained that their Wine 
 
 was fo very bad they could not Drink it. It 
 
 was for the intereft of my Defign that they 
 
 fhould have fuch as they liked, and in fuch 
 
 large quantities as they pleafed, fo I went to 
 
 J[££f fi jf; the Mailer of the Eupe, and expoftulated 
 
 providorc with him, for ferving us fo ill, againft the 
 
 for the*. ]£j n g» s Intentions. The Captain of the 
 
 who in Archers threatned, and calked louder than I 
 
 their ^id, and by Con fen t we pitched upon a Hog- 
 
 are al . fhead of the beft of Wine ; and had it brought 
 
 waysfup' out and given to the Men, with leave to 
 
 with Vic * rm ^ as much °^ ic as tnc X pto^d. The 
 tuais at Archers (as I wifh'd, and expected) made the 
 the King's beft ufe of thdr Time> p r j h d Vcn 
 expence. • *» 
 
 private 
 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 319 
 
 private Orders to fome of m m lUbaltcrns, to 
 rake Care chat my Soldiers fliould be kept 
 Sober; giving them a hint that I had a De- 
 fign to put in execution that Night. At Sup- 
 per we drank very plentifully, and efpecially 
 the Captain or" the Archers and his Officers. 
 In order to avoid Sufpicion, I put on a great 
 Air of Jollity, and tho' I drank more than I 
 ufedto do, yet I took Care to manage fo, 
 as not to exceed over much the Rules of So- 
 briety ; fo that when we parted about ten 
 or the Clock at Nighc, they were like to tum- 
 ble down, in endeavouring to rife to make 
 me the ufual Complement of waiting on me 
 to the Door. Every thing being thus far fa- 
 vourable, I joined my Men, who according 
 to my orders were met at that Hour, at the 
 Place appointed ; and were verv impatient' . 8 q ^ t3 
 to know what I had to propofe. What I 
 have to propofe to you Gentlemen, faid I, is ^ % 
 your Liberty ; here is a fair Opportunity, if 
 we loofe this, 'tis probable we ftiall never 
 have another. Are you willing to follow me ? 
 They anfwered very Joyfully, that they wou'd 
 go wherever I pleafed. I fent for the Guide, 
 and told him that he was in my Hands, and 
 fhould (hew us the fhortcfl Way to. Monbclli- 
 ard 3 and that his Life fhonJd anfwer for his 
 
 Honcfty ; 
 
 ■ 
 
310 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 Honefty : But if he'd condu& us fafe, he 
 (hould be very well gratified. The Fellow 
 was frightened $ however, he promifed to 
 perform it faithfully. So we immediately fet 
 out, and about break of Day, we arrived at 
 Monbeliiard. But it being no fafe Place, tho* 
 we were Weary, we durft not ftay, fo long 
 as to take the leaft Refrefljmcnt, fo we went 
 on to Polantru, which we reach'd about Noon. 
 The Bifhop who is the Sovereign of that Place 
 and the adjacent Country, fent out his Town 
 Major to enquire who we were, and whether 
 we were going. I told him that we were 
 going to Berne. That can't be, faid he, for 
 you have engaged your felf in the King 
 of France's Service. His Highnefs the Bifliop 
 will not fuffer you to pafs thro* his Country, 
 and if you do not turn back, he will order his 
 Cannon to fire on you. I anfwered, That all 
 the favour I look'd for was the liberty of 
 the High-Way, and that 1 would take noth- 
 ing without paying the full Price for it, but 
 if that they ofter'd to moleft us, we had Pow- 
 der and Ball as well as they, and wou'd not 
 be interrupted in our Journey. Upon die 
 Major's report, the Bells of the Town rung, 
 and other fignals were made to alarm the 
 Country. Whereupon all the Peafants took 
 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. j Z | 
 
 *np Arms : Butnotwithftanding their Noife, 
 wc continued -on our Way ; 'they fbUowed'Us, 
 bat atfuch a Diftance, that it appear'd they 
 were glad to get fairly rid of us. The next 
 Town we came to,' I was furpmed to find 
 all'the Inhabitants under Arms.; 'Ir&emschey 
 had been alarm'd by fome of the Bifhop's 
 Subjects, and told, that I came to plunder them ; 
 But one of my Officers letting them know 
 that we were going to Berne, t-hey prefently 
 laid down their Arms, and ftrove who fhou\i 
 be foremoft to offer us Bread, Cheefe, Wine 
 and other Provisions, befides a thoufand Blef- 
 fings; the Proteftants being the Majority 
 of the Town,tho J the Magiikacy was half 
 Papiftsand half Proteftants. Our Minds be- 
 ing entirely at eafe, we relied and refrenYd 
 ourfelves. I intended to pafs thro' Solure, as 
 the fhorteft Way to to Berne - 3 but fome of 
 the Inhabitants advifed me rather to go about 
 and avoid it, becaufe the French ErabalTador 
 redded there, and that Canton was entirely 
 Popifh and altogether at the Devotion of the 
 French Court, whofe Penfioners they were. 
 Therefore there might be fome Danger of 
 their playing us fome Trick to ingratiate 
 themlelves with the King. So I altered my 
 Defign, and went on towards New Cbaflel. I 
 S f wa$ 
 
JZZ ME MO I KSoflhe 
 
 was the more convinced of the reafon of their 
 Advice,. When there. came fome f prions from 
 the Bifhop of Polantru, who faid they came 
 by his Command to offer themfelv esas Guides, 
 and (hew me the fhorteft Way to Soiure \ that 
 .being a. pretended favour which I had no rea- 
 fon to expect at his. Hands. We might have 
 ftay'd longer, and been very welcome; but 
 it being unfafe to loyter in a little open 
 Town, fo near the French .Frontiers. We 
 left it in the 'Beginning or the Night, and 
 early the next Morning reach'd a little Town 
 Id the Country of Chatel. The Batllitf of 
 the Place, a good old Man, as foon as he found 
 who we were, came to me with Tears in his 
 Eyes, embraced and obliged me to go to his 
 Houfe ; where he not onW treated me in the 
 kindeft Manner, but took Care to fupply 
 my Men with all Manner of Provifions, ask- 
 ing me a thoufand Que ft ions about the War, 
 and the Manner of my Efcape. In the' Eve- 
 ning I got to a Village within half a.League 
 of New Cbaftelly where the Town Clerkcame 
 to meet me ; and in the Name of the Magi- 
 flrates, acquainted me, that they permitted 
 no Body to pafs thro* their Country in Arms, 
 but that if I'd deliver 'cm to him, I fhou'd 
 have 'em again when Ipleafed. I readily b- 
 
 bey'd 
 
Wars of ^Cevennes, 313 
 
 "bey'd, fince I was among Friends; but as 
 they are obliged, by reafon of their Neigh- 
 bourhood to keep a good under/landing with 
 France, defired I would forbear comeing into 
 theirCity, bu: they provided Boats to carry 
 us over the Lough to Iverdun ; there I had 
 the fame Apology made to me, and probably 
 for the fame Reafon ; the Refentment of 
 the French Court being very dreadful to the 
 little States in its Neighbourhood. How- 
 ever we were kindly ufed and conducted by 
 one of the Town Officers toa Village where 
 all Neceflaries were plentifully provided for 
 us. From this Place I fent my Men in fma.ll 
 Parcels to Lauz,ane, and to avoid Crowds, I 
 continued my Journey and got there my felf 
 in the beginning of the Night. 
 
 The next Day being Sunday I went to T h e firft 
 Church to give God thanks for my Deliver- tfSepem- 
 ance. As I was coming out a Tall Man ac- ber * l7 °** 
 cofted me, and asked whether I knew him ? 
 and without waiting for an Anfwer, told mc 
 his Name was the Abbot de la Bour/ie t or tne 
 Marquis deGuifcard, and that he was oblig'd 
 to fly his Country for the fame reafon I had 
 foirfo doing; tho' he did it out of another 
 principle than that of his Duty, and fo we 
 S f 2 fliall 
 
314 MEMOIRSo/rk 
 
 ihu,i ky.np.mpie of mm. After fome con- 
 ference about our Affairs, he advifed me to 
 write a Letter to his Royal Highnefs the 
 Duke of Savoy, and to offer him my fervice 
 with a Regiment. I took his Advice, and 
 fent immediatly an exprefs with the following 
 -Letter. . 
 
 May it pleafe your Royal Highnefs, 
 
 " PROVIDENCE having faved 
 JT me from the Snares the French had 
 te laid for me, I am fa%ly arrived in this 
 l k Country ; I think I cannot do better 
 " than to Addrefs my felt" to fo great a 
 , <e Prince as you are, and to offer you my 
 ct mofl humble Services. The honour of fer- 
 <c ving under your Royal Highnefs's Bannor, 
 " will be to me the greatest Felicity I could 
 <c wiih for, looking upon your Royal High- 
 «? ne/s as the Prote&or of die poor opprefs'd 
 " People in Frauu ; and Ihope.by your Valuor 
 < c the Neighbouring People of France will be 
 J[ fecure from being molefted by the moft am- 
 i* bitious of Monarchs. For my part, I fhall 
 " embrace all Opportunities of fliewing your 
 " Royal Highnefs my inviolable attachment 
 il for your Service. I have about ajo Men 
 ct come out of F/ance along with me, and 
 
 f c willingly 
 
Warsof the Cevennes. 3x5 
 
 " willing to follow me whitherfoever I 
 " fhall go. As foon as I have receiv'd the 
 " honour of your Royal Highnefs's order, 
 " I fhall repair to whatfoever Place you'll 
 " command me. I (hall leave Officers here 
 tc to raife Recruits, in order fpeedily to form 
 (t a Regiment, if your Royal Highnefjs tkink* 
 u it proper. 
 I am, 
 
 With the profoundeft refpeB, 
 
 Tour Rjyal Highnejfes's, 
 
 mtft Obedient Servant. 
 Lauzane, Auguft^ 4 
 
 the 31/?. 1704 J Cavalliiiu 
 
 His Royal Highnefs was plcafcd fo make 
 me the following Anfwer. 
 
 Monfieur Cavallier, 
 
 a TXT E have received with pleafure, the 
 V V Letter you wrote to us from Law 
 " z.ane the 31ft of laft Month. Being well 
 < e pleas'd with the Teftimony of your Zeal 
 " for our Service, we fend you Money by the 
 ? Courier, in order to repair with your Meq 
 " to the City of Aojle, where you'll apply 
 " to the Marquifs" de dries Governor of the 
 « Province, who will fbcw you the rout you 
 
 f nuli 
 
326 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 " muft take to go into the Valliesof Lucerne, 
 " with your People, which you muft endea- 
 " vour to' increafe as much as you can with 
 <c fure and choice Men, upon whom one may 
 ct fafely depend. We are very glad you've 
 " experienced how little foundation there 
 " is in the Promifes of France, which rerk- 
 <c ons the greateft violences for nothing. 
 " AlTure your felf, that upon all occafion^ we 
 <c (hall willingly contribute to all your Ad- 
 " vantages ; and in the main While, we pray 
 " God to have you in his holy keeping. 
 
 From the Camp of Cref-^j Victor Amedee. 
 fentin the 5 th of Sep- > 
 tember, 1704. J J- Cull at. 
 
 The Day before I had writ to Monfieur 
 de Chamiliard to juftifie to him, an Accoont 
 of my retreat. The Letter was in fubftancc 
 as follows. 
 
 My Lord, 
 
 u y Make no doubt but your Lordfhip will 
 X be furpriz'd as foon as you'll be in- 
 " form'd I am not at Brifack, but in S-witz,- 
 " erland; and hope you'll be fo kind as tore- 
 " fled one Moment on the Reafons which 
 
 " have 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 327 
 
 " have oblig'd me to it, which will con- 
 " vince you chat I could not a& othcrwifc. 
 " I have not fail'd making your Lordfliip ac- 
 <f quainted with the Promifes made me by 
 " the Marefchal de ViUars, before I went 
 <( to him in the Convent of the Recolefis at 
 " Ntmes. You'li remember it you pleafe,the 
 " Orders the King gave me of not Speaking 
 " either dire&ly or indirectly, of the Treaty 
 cc I had made with the Marefchal deViUars. 
 * c You have your felf repeated thofe Orders 
 " to me, on pain ot incurring his Majefty's 
 <* Difpfeafure. I have moft humbly intrea- 
 " ted you to Speak to his Majefty about the 
 u releafing of the Prifoners, and thofe in the 
 " Gallies, and for liberty of Conscience, ac- 
 " cording to the Solemn and reiterated pro- 
 fi mifes which the Marefchal had made us 
 *« on the Part,. and in the Name of his Ma- 
 " jefty, before we laid down our Arms ; to 
 " which I added, that if his Majefty would 
 " grant us that favour all my Comrades wou'd 
 " lay down their Arms, and we fhould be 
 " ready to facrifice our Lives and Fortunes 
 " for his Service with the fame Zeal, that 
 " that our Fathers did at his coming to the. 
 " Crown ; but your Lordfliip anfwered me, 
 " Tliatthe King didnotufeto Treat wttbRebells, 
 
 u 
 
 but 
 
$z8 ME MO 1Kb of the 
 
 " but ought rather to Exterminate than Pardon 
 u them. You know alfo that they brought 
 ** me like a Criminal to Brijfack, guarded by 
 •* Archers, who watched me Night and Day. 
 
 * What could I expect from fuch an Anfwer, 
 " and fuch Ulagebut fume Tragical End, like 
 tf that of Audigos of the Pyrenees^ whom they 
 lt caus'd miferably to periffi, after having 
 
 * granted him his Pardon, and a JRecimentJ? 
 " Several intelligence and charitable Perfons 
 •' in all the Towns thro* which I pafs'd, 
 **' whifper'd to me, that if once I got into Brif- 
 " Jack, they fhould hear no more of me. Their 
 ** good Advices made me perceive the Danger 
 " I did not think of before, and indue'd me 
 " to fliun it. They knewfo well the Iriten- 
 «« dant BaviVe's deceitful and bloody Mind, 
 " that they did not at all doubt but he was 
 << the Author of that Plor, and had caus'd 
 " me to be guarded by fuch odious People as 
 «' Archers in order to fecure my Perfon i 
 " But his too great precaution, made himmifs 
 <c his Aim, and fav'd my Life. As to the 
 " Marefchal^ ViUars I cannot but acknlow- 
 <c ledge and commend his civil behaviour to- 
 " wards me, and I do not doubt, but hs 
 <c would have performed all his promife*, if 
 " it had been in his Power. In, fine (not to 
 
 •« detain 
 
Wars of the Cevekk vs. 329 
 
 - 1.1 
 
 ffl cetain you any longer) if his Majefty will 
 «' be (o kind, as to giant to the Pror«ftants 
 •■ of the Cewnnts all that the Marefchal Je 
 M Vtliars has promifed us, on his Part, and in 
 " his Name, I fhall quietly remain in this 
 It Country ; but if he continue to moleft them, 
 * f I hope God will raife them up a deliverer. 
 
 Jam &c 
 Lauzane September*) 
 
 the.- 4/^ i7°4- S Cavallier, 
 
 • 
 
 Monfieur deCbamiliard, not being wanting 
 in point of FrenchCivility, made me a very Elo- 
 quent Anfwer, which I fhall infert here, as a 
 piece worthy to be taken Notice of, and 
 
 written with great Moderation or other r 
 
 wife. 
 
 Fountainebleau, I ph. Sept. 1704, 
 
 MonJieur s 
 
 u "T Received your Letter of the Fourth of 
 X " this Month, by which you pretend 
 « to juftify your Evafions. The Pretences 
 « you make ufe of, may be received amongft 
 " thcKing'sEnemies ; bur, for my part, who 
 <( know in all it's extent, the kind Ufage you 
 T c « hare 
 
£3° M fi vi u i 11 5 of the 
 
 fli have jpqt "with, X can but; pity you for your 
 *' Blindnefs, and, -as a Cnr Itian, pray to 
 " God that he may n,ot make y >u lufur the 
 H Penalty of your Pcrfidioufn.eh ; fo», as a 
 £hiMa n &I k#ow you but too mudv. defer ve 
 ( '6|4& The Complaints yom ijnade. me are. the 
 ,«f,^me you ma^lc ir> [Switzerland. You 
 ** ought at leaft to have waited for my An- 
 " fwer> jf'.you had been iincere. I know you 
 " have difpatch'd a Coucjor to Morritkur rbc 
 *i Duke of &f/0y, fince you are at Lattz,- 
 " <*h?j and are gathering all the Refugees 
 g together, . io . ©ffdcK ixvfoirm a Regiment, 
 " with which you- offer bin* your Service. I 
 <-< \ have been, atfo allured chat. Monlkuv cbw 
 " Ab)(yot^eii^B(sur.lie, who caufes himfetftq 
 " be eali'd l&e Count de Gu$faar>d, and is- a 
 " Clergyman enjoying a confiderable Abby 
 <{ for upward of Forty Years, alter having, 
 u during federal Years, led a disorderly Life, 
 " abandon'd by God, and defpis'd by Men, 
 «f has taken the refolution of turning Runne- 
 « gate, and 6'f ailing againft his "King J his 
 "Duty and his Honour^ and of deft roving 
 ** his own Country. If thefe- are the Men 
 u with which you make, up the. Party you 
 u are forming againft the King, 'tis to be 
 * hojpM he wilr be revenged of them by a 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 33.1 
 ■ 
 
 " a mightier Hand than his. 'Ti$ yet timd 1 
 
 c' to have rccourie to Jus ! M a jetty's Ctemertcy, 
 
 " and a Man of fo mean a Birth as yours, 
 
 << loaded with Crimes, if he was not poflefled 
 
 « with the Spirit of the Devil, Would know* 
 
 <« how to make aright* ufeof-che Pardort his 
 
 i Majs#y had granted him, by retiring 
 
 ** where he mjght live quietly, and pray fof 
 
 «< his Benefactor, witsiou: fearing the wants 
 
 " of an unhappy Deftiny. If you are ca- 
 
 " pable of fueh Sentiments, and Fidelity 
 
 « towards y'bftf King, a Principle infepara- 
 
 « ble from the true Religion, I offer you all 
 
 « the good Offices I am capable of. If on 
 
 *« the contrary, you have a mind to live as a 
 
 « a revoked Subject, 'tis" not proper for rtife 
 
 « to have any farther Corrofporidence with 
 
 , . 
 ** you. 
 
 Chamillard. 
 
 ■ I i 
 
 In this Anfwer, there are feveral things to 
 beobferv'd: The fir ft is, That Monffeur 
 Cbamilluird expatiates on Invectives, and dots 
 not juftify their behaviour to me, not only 
 in not performing what was promifed me, 
 but alfoin caufing m« to be as courted, or 
 rather guarded by a Band of Archers, as a 
 Criminal of State, ; from the Day that I fur- 
 T t 2 rendred 
 
MEMOI RS of the 
 
 "• — 
 
 rendred my felf, to that of my Evafion. 
 He dared not to anfwer one Word* of my • 
 Complaints. He contents himfeit with fay- 
 ing ? that they may bereceivdamongft the Kings 
 Emmies. Why does he not prove they have l 
 punctually executed what they had promised 
 me ? And that they did not caufe me to be 
 Guarded. That I complain wrongfully, and 
 that he can convince me of Falfhood: : 
 
 He is in the right to be fiienc upon thefc 
 Articles , for true Policy requires one , ihould 
 fay nothing upon an unjuftifiabie, A&ion, He 
 follows the Maxim- of the Court or France ; 
 for when the . Peiiecutprs were Di agooning 
 lis, tofotce us to change pur: Religion, thofe 
 Wretches ufed to po.-sCu, \h..-...we changed 
 Voluntarily, that we went to Mais cf our 
 Own accord, at the time when we were dri- 
 ven to it with Cudgells, or elfe dragg d there 
 by toe Dragoons. I do not doubt, I r, ir I 
 had gone to, Brijfack t I fhould have been put 
 tofome violent Death or anouier, and after- 
 wards they would have given out, that I 
 dyed of a natural Death. Secondly, Monfieur 
 4e Chamitiflrd taxes me of being loaded with 
 Crimes. I coufek I am loaded with the 
 the Crime of Leu Majefty y for having been 
 
 willing 
 
Warsofthe CevEnnes. 333 
 
 willing to defend my Life and my Libtrty 
 againft a Tyrant. 
 
 ONE may eafily imagine, the Oifers of 
 Moniieur dt Chamiliard made no manner of 
 L^prcflion upon me. I had by a fort of a Mi* ' 
 racle dcap^d the Net they had laid for me ; 
 there was no likelihood I would give them 
 the leaft attention to their promifes. I ap- 
 ply'd my felf to put in execution his Royal 
 highnels's Orders. I fent one Hun- 
 dred Men to the V alley of Aofle i under the 
 Command of Billiard, my Lieutenant Collonel 
 with an intention of following him very foon 
 with art I could get together. I fent away 
 two or three Detachments more, in order ' 
 to go to the fame Place. They were obliged^ 
 to pafs through the frightful Mountains of 
 the Vallies of Switzerland, or of St. Maurice. 
 
 M Y firft Detachment being arrived in the 
 City of Aofle ; my Lieutenant Colonel fent 
 me word, that the French threatned to attack 
 that Country, and that if they made them- 
 felres Matters of it, the communication be* 
 twecn Piemont and Switzerland would be in- 
 tirely cut off. I had already raifed a good 
 >Jumbtr of Recruits ready to be fent away - 3 
 
 but 
 
 
 
334. MEMOIRS of the 
 
 but as Toon as 1 receiv'd thatNews, Heft two 
 Officers at la Laux,ane, and ia all hafie fet 
 out for the City of Aofte, leaving orders to 
 my Men to follow me. The difficulty of 
 crofling thro' the Valley of St. Maurice was 
 very great, becaufethe Governor thereof was 
 a.great friend to -France, and Monfieur de la 
 Fmillade had fent him my Picture, with a 
 Promife of a considerable reward if he could 
 fecure me. I was obliged to put on a Swifs 
 habit, for fear of being known, There 
 were two Swifs Gentlemen, who were fd kind 
 is to accompany me as far as Aofie. 
 
 THUS did I crofs through a Country 
 which was more French than Savoyard. W j^n 
 I got to the Convent of St. Bernard, 1 was 
 fafe. Thofe charitable Fathers recci/d us 
 mighty well, and treated us handfomely, and 
 after Dinner my Friends told them who I 
 was. They feem'd ail furpriz'd, however 
 they were very Civil to mc, and fhew'd me 
 all the rarities of their Convent. Amongft 
 Other things I obferv'd the Devil chain'd with 
 a Scapular y or white and red Ribbon inter- 
 mix'd with crofles, and thofe good Fathers 
 told us the Hiflory thereof. They faid, there 
 was a Duke of Savoy who was at War with 
 
 the 
 
Wars o/;feCEVENNES. 335 
 
 
 
 the Lombards, and he made a vow to St. Ber- 
 nard who was his Patron, chat if he overcame 
 his Enemies, he'd go in Pilgrimage on the 
 the Top of the M >untain or the Alj>s> where 
 rhere was a Ghajjpd dedicated to that Saint. 
 St. Bernard granted the Duke of Savoy's re- 
 "queft, and he beat his Enemies. After the 
 Victory, he went to this Chappel in Pilgri- 
 mage, and when he got thither, he found the 
 Devil by this Chappel who put himiclr in his 
 way, in order to hinder him from getting in. 
 The Duke ask'd him, Win he was ? but the 
 Devil would make him no Anfwer, bun 
 hinder'd him from coming near the Chappel 
 to perform his Devotions. At laft the Duke 
 found 'twas Satan, wno came to tempt him, 
 as he had tempted our Lord upon the Mount. 
 The Duke feeing this, took his Holy Ghoft, 
 or Ribbon which he wore by way of an Or- 
 der, and threw it upon the Devil's Neck, 
 and pull'd it fo Strait, that he firangled him, 
 and hung him on a Crofs before the Chappel. 
 And now the Devil hangs in Paint round the 
 Chappel, as he was ftrangled. 
 
 T H I S is the Story of thofe good Fa- 
 
 • there : I call them fo, becaufe they Lodge, 
 
 and entertain all Paftengers Gratis, which 
 
 encourages 
 
33<5 MEMOIRS of the 
 
 encourages the Trade of Switzerland with 
 Piemwt ; for the Merchants would never 
 venture to crofs thofe frightful Mountains in 
 Winter, if there was not fuch a Place, and 
 notwithstanding all the Care thoie good Fa- 
 thers take, there perifhes a great Number of 
 Travellers, by the prodigious quantity of 
 Snow, which lies almoft all the Year round 
 •n the Top of thofe Mountains : 
 
 TH,E Scituation of this Convent is ve- 
 ry ftrange. They have no Neighbourhood 
 nearer than 2 Leagues off, and are obliged to 
 go three Leagues diftance for their Pro- 
 visions. There are forty Monks in this Con- 
 vent, who ferve by Quarters. 
 
 AFTER having ken all that could be 
 feen in the Convent, I continued my Journey 
 with my Friends as far as the City oiAofte. 
 As foon as I arrived there, I went to pay my 
 refpects to the Governor, who was the Mar- 
 quis dt dries. He received me very Courtc- 
 oufly, and in few words gave me a detail of 
 the Affairs of his Government, which gave 
 me but an indifferent Opinion of them ; how- 
 ever 'twas my Bufinefs to fhew my good will. 
 The Governor defir'd me very earneitly to 
 
 repair 
 
Warsofthe Cevennes. ^57 
 
 repair to la luilfe a Place two Leagues' from 
 the City ot Aofte, where he had already fcnt 
 two hundred of my Men in order to jour the 
 Baron de St. Remis who commanded there, 
 and who expected every Moment ta be at- 
 tack'd. 
 
 A S foon as he had given me his Orders, 
 I took my leave of my Friends, being mighty 
 forry I could not be longer in their Company, 
 and Ifet out for la t Iuille i where being arri- 
 ved, I went to the General, who was very 
 glad to fee me. -He brought me at: firft to 
 fee all his Intrenchments, which I found very 
 well made, but on the contrary, very ill 
 guarded. His Men were all frefh Troops, 
 or Militia of the Country. Having vifited 
 every thing, he order'd me to the raoft ex- 
 pos'd Place, where I was ported with two 
 hundred of my Men, and three hundred Swift. 
 I was about twenty four Hours pretty quiet 
 on my Poft, after which time, the Enemy 
 came and encamp'd themfelves within Muf- 
 ket-fhot of us, before our Intrenehment, and 
 the next Day after their Arrival, they at- 
 tacks us by break of Day in two different 
 Places, where the Sroifs and Savoyards furren- 
 V h derod 
 
3 $8 ME MO IKS of the 
 
 dered themfelves wichouc making iheieaft re- 
 /i fiance. 
 
 I found my f elf in a manner fin rounded, 
 before I had heard any Noife, and had k not 
 been iotlSwifa Officer, who came and warn- 
 ed me of the Danger I hao seen taken. 1 re- 
 tired to the fecond lntrenchment, thinking 
 that the Swift and Savoyards would keep their 
 Ground i it being fo ftrong, we thought it im- 
 poflibleto force the fame without Canon : At 
 my enterance I found a Detachment of French 
 Dragoons on Foot, who were come down from 
 the Mountain, in order to fur round us. When 
 we cry'd out, Who comes there? They an- 
 fwered, France. Tbey didnot make towards 
 me, nor I towards them, but with all fpeed 
 I got into a Wood which was before me, 
 after having been difcovered, and having re- 
 ceived fome of their Fire. Coming out of the 
 Wood, after I had gone about half a League, 
 I fell into another Party, which had taken 
 the Governor and the General with their 
 
 B*ssaee. * fel1 m u P on them ' whcn they 
 
 little expeded it, and put them to flight, 
 
 which deliver'd the Governor and the Gene - 
 
 ral together with their Baggage, from the E- 
 
 nc my. Having thus extricated my fclf otit 
 
Wars 6/^Cevennes, j j'p 
 
 of all thofc Difficulties, I retired to the City 
 of Aojle, thinking that the General would 
 have rallied his Men together, but I found 
 no Body there, and fo was oblig'd to make 
 the belt of my way towards the Fort of Bart, 
 where being arriv'd I found General Rabtnder 
 who commanded there, and who did what 
 he could co oblige me to ftay there: But I 
 perceiv'd the great danger I fhould be ex- 
 pos'd to, if I fhould lock my felf up in that 
 Place. I fliew'd him an order I had from 
 his Royat Hkhnefs to repair to the Vallics 
 of Luzerne with my Men, and then he let 
 me go. And 'cwas well for me ; for fix Days 
 after the Forth was taken, the Garrifon made 
 Prif oners of War, and the General engaged in 
 the French Service. I was not yet out of Dan- 
 ger; for having ma-ch'd the whole Day, I 
 took up my Quarters at a Village which was 
 at the going out of the Valley of Cornier. 
 The Duke de Vendome who commanded the 
 French Army which befieg'd Tvree had intel- 
 ligence thereof, and fent a Party of Dragoons 
 after me, in order to intercept me. He wou'd 
 without doubt, have fucceeded, if, by good 
 Providence, a Peafant who was in the Ene- 
 mies intereft had not difcover'd the Secret; 
 by talking to oneof his Neighbours, he told 
 h U u z him 
 
540 M £ M. O I R S of the 
 
 him in the Piemontefe Language, that he'd 
 be foon rid of his Gueits; that the Enemy 
 had fait a Detachment to carry me off. A 
 Soldier (by chance) haveing overheard him, 
 came and acquainted me with it. I fent for 
 the Peafant, but he was not to be found. I 
 made my Men take their Arms, and we left 
 the Place. I was not a thoufand Paces from 
 the Village, when the Enemy enter'd it. We 
 could hear them Swearing and Curfing, be- 
 caufe they had miiYd their Delign. I retir'd 
 into a little Village, and ported a Guard on 
 the Road, by which the Enemy could come 
 at me, and fecur'd all the Inhabitants. I 
 ftay'd there 'till Day Light, oecaufe I did 
 not know the Country. Afterwards I con- 
 tinued my march as far as tiie River Doira, 
 where I found a Guard of his Royal High- 
 nefs's Troops. I yad but fail crofs'd the River 
 upon a flying Bridge, when the Enemy ap- 
 pear 'd behind me ; but I was fare enough, the 
 River not being Fordable,I contirmM my 
 rout co Turin, where I got the next Day. I 
 went to pay my reflects to Mr. Hitt the 
 Queen or England's Envoy, becaufe his Royal 
 Highnefs was with his Army at Crefcentin, 
 the Envoy moft obligingly oflrer'd to carry 
 me in his Chaife to the Camp, and I went 
 
 along 
 
Wars of the Cevennes, j^i 
 
 along with him. His Royal Highnefs rc- 
 ceiv'd mc very gracioufly, and after having 
 given him an Account of what pafs'd at La 
 7uiRe, he thank'd mc for my good Conduct, 
 and order'd one of his Secretaries to difpatch 
 aCommiflion of Colonel of Foot for me. Af- 
 ter which, the Envoy did me the Honour to 
 prefent me to the Marefchal and Count de 
 Staremberg, as alfo, to feveral other General 
 Officers. 
 
 THE Enemy were Beginning to make 
 the approaches of Venue, which employ'd his 
 Royal Highnefs and the Marefchal de Starem- 
 berg. His Royal Highnefs had caufed an In- 
 trenchment to be made at fome diftaRce off 
 the Place, in order to hinder their approaches 
 as long as he could ; and it ftopp'd tfeem ten 
 or twelve Days. They were obliged to drefs 
 two batteries to beat down that Intrench- 
 ment, and afterwards to make their approach 
 by Sapping, not daring to florm it, for fear 
 either of being repuls'd, or of being blown up 
 by Mines, knowing his Royal Highnefs and 
 the Marefchal Count de Staremberg to be two 
 very great Generals ,• for which reafon, the 
 Duke de Vendame attack'd them but with 
 Trembling, tho'hehad an Army of eighty 
 
 thoufand 
 
34* M n.ivi u IK. S of the 
 
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 thoufaud Men, and his Royal Highnefs, but 
 twenty five thoufand : Notwithstanding, 
 never was Ground betterdifputed, though 
 we were obliged at laft to yield to Strength, 
 and quit the Intrenchment, in order to En- 
 camp at Crefcentin, on the other Side of the 
 Po, under the Canon of Verrue. The Ene- 
 my opened their Trenches the tenth of Octo- 
 ber. His Royal Highnefs had fWd that im- 
 portant Plac., with all that was Neceflary for 
 ■% long Defence. Beiides that it was very ad- 
 vantagioiifly fcituated, they reliev'd the Ga- 
 rifotij every four and twenty Hours, by the 
 means of a Bridge of communication, which 
 there was from Verrue to Crefcentin. What 
 rendered again the approach very difficult to 
 the Enemy was they could hardly fhelter 
 themfelvcs from the Canon, of the Town; 
 aid if they came by the Mountain Side, 
 they were obliged to make a defcent into the 
 Glacis, before they could raifeany Battery a- 
 gainft the Bafiions or Rampert, and then they 
 were expos'd, and under the fire of the be- 
 fieged : On the Side of the Po t the Tower, 
 was fcituated on a very high Rock: There 
 wis no Battering of it 5 however 'twas the 
 only means they had left of making their ap- 
 proaches. They came by under minding as 
 
 far 
 
Warsofthe ^evennes. \i\$ 
 
 far as the brisk of the Di r ch, but not with* 
 out the lofsofagrea; many Men, and when 
 they had anilndtodefcei;c into the D v, they 
 found a Mine which blew them up. In the 
 mean Time thebefieged made a Sally, which 
 prov'd very Succefsful ; for they kill'd or 
 took all thofe who were in the Trenches, 
 nail'd up twelve Pieces of Canon, and fill'd 
 up Part of their Works : Toey were about 
 eight Days repairing the Damage, befides 
 they were obliged to fend for fome Canon, 
 to make up their Batteries again. During 
 this Sally, the Count de Thoun who had been 
 commanded with fifteen hundred Horfe or 
 Dragoons, went to attack Monfieurthe Duke 
 de Van&omSs Quarters, and this General nar- 
 rowly efcaped being taken in bis Tent. By 
 good Luck he was well entrench'd, and had 
 a ftrong Guard to detend him. The Count 
 deThaun, having mifs'd his aim, went back 
 again, after having defeated fome Guards 
 which he met in his Way. The alarm was 
 fo great in the Duke de Vandome's Army, that 
 if the Count de Thaun had pufh'd his point, 
 he would have defeated part of them, before 
 they would have known where, a! mo ft they 
 were : One may fay that never any Siege 
 eoft France fo much as "this. I ftay'd about 
 
 fix 
 
344 MEJMOIRS of the 
 
 /Ix Weeks with the Army, feci;. 9 of this fa- 
 mous Siege, which lafted fix Months and 
 nineteen Pays, and at laft this Town cnutd 
 not be taken, otherwife than by Famine. 
 The Marefehal de Staremberg, whom one may 
 sail one of the greatcft Generals of the Age, 
 diftinguifh'd hemfelf by this Action : 
 
 W H E N the Enemies had ait off the 
 Communication from Crafcentin to Verrue, 
 they made feveral Mines in order to blow up 
 the Tower of Vevru'e, but in rain ; feeing 
 that they converted the Siege into a Blocus. 
 »The Marefehal de Staremberg retir'd with the 
 reft of his Troops to Chivas> a little ill forti- 
 fied Place. However he kept the Duke de 
 Vandome there for five Weeks, and made him 
 lofe a great many Men i After which, he 
 withdrew his Garriibn,andthe Artillery that 
 was in it, blew up all the Works and crofs'd 
 the Po with his little Army, and retir'd near 
 'Turin, where he put his Troops in Quarters 
 to be refrefh'd. I fpent the Winter in the 
 Vailies of Luzerne among the Vaudvis, who 
 were very glad of having me with them, be- 
 ing a Companion in their Sufferings for the 
 fame Caufe j for there is no difference betwixt 
 their Church, and our Churches of France, 
 
 Geneva, 
 
Wars of r/;£ C E V E N N E S. 345 
 
 Geneva, and Holland ; Their principles, and 
 their Worfhip are the fame. I ftuii not fpeak 
 here of their Perfections, in different Times, 
 which have been very violent, either from 
 the Pope, or from their own Princes, or from 
 the K;ng of France, There are now in the 
 Vallies (eventeen Churches. Their Miniflers 
 go all tc Geneva to Study, and as the People 
 are very poor, England and Holland, give tnem 
 a Sum of Money for theMa: r :tenance of their 
 Clergy. His Royal Highnefs has us'd them 
 kindly in this laft War, and they have 
 clone him gi: it Services ■; for when the French 
 had made themfelves Mailers of all his Coun- 
 try in iyo6; he wa' oblig'd to retire into 
 the Vallies with (omc Troops he had left, 
 tne\ receiv'd and entertained nim with all 
 the Fidelity imaginable, witnout the lealt re- 
 fentment, for what hadpafs'd. I hau lert my 
 Regiment in Quarters in that Country, in the 
 Month of December 1705, with O p ders from 
 his Royal Highnefs to repair to Switzerland, 
 and try to pafs the Lake ot Geneva, witn a 
 Party of my Men, which was yet in that 
 Country, in order to favour the Entrance of 
 fome Succours into Montmidian. I fet out 
 from the Vallies with two Officers of my Re- 
 giment, and crofs'd over the Mount David, 
 X 3 and 
 
34<> MEMOIRS of the 
 
 and took the Road to Genoa. I was feveral 
 Times in Danger of being taken by the French, 
 who were all over Italy ; But particularly at 
 Genoa, I was known by a French Man, who 
 had been my School-fellow. He came into 
 the Inn where I was, with two other French 
 Men, and feeing me coming in after them, 
 he accofted me, and Naming me, ask'd me 
 how I did. I told him he was miftaken, for 
 that was not my Name. He reply'd he knew 
 me very well, and would make me conrefc it. 
 Seeing I was in Danger, becaufe the French 
 have great Power there^I fcnt to the Empe- 
 ror's Relident to defire his Protection. He 
 Cent me immediately fixBravoes, fuch as great 
 Men in Italy make ufe or either to Affartiuatc, 
 or prevent their being Aflfaftinated. Thsfe 
 People waited at my Door all the Day long. 
 In the mean while the the Refident complain- 
 ed to the Government and defired their Pro- 
 tection for me: But before meafures were 
 taken for my fafecy, Night came on, and by 
 the Resident's Advice, I went out of Town. 
 I embark'd on a Fekuca for Lucca, where hav- 
 ing a favourable Wind and four good Oars, 
 I arrived the next Morning. In the After- 
 • hoon I took poft for Florence^ and continued 
 my Route through Pifamd Bolog ne, as far as 
 
 Feraro, 
 
Wars of the Cevennes. 347 
 
 Feraro, where I was fore'd to tarry for two 
 Days, on account of the inundation of the 
 Po, which had overflown all the Country 
 four Leagues round. The third Day I em- 
 barked with my two Captains on flat Boats, 
 on which we were two Hours acroffing that 
 inundation. We got upon a Ditch, where 
 the Inhabitants or" the overflown Country had 
 refuged. There was fuch a Defolation, that 
 Nothing was to be feen but dead Corps 
 floating upon the Water. We continued our 
 Journey and arrived at Padua, and from Pa- 
 dua, came to Trent in the Urol, and thence 
 to Infpruckj where I was oblig'd to flay eight 
 Days, having no Paflfport from the Emperor's 
 Envoy, 'till 1 had receiv'd one from his Royal 
 Highnefs's Envoy in Switzerland. As foon 
 as I received it I fhew'd it to the Secretary of 
 the Council or" Infpruck, ^a-nd afcerwards„went 
 on 'to Schaffhaufen ; and from thence to Berne, 
 where being arrived, I went to his Royal 
 Highnefs's Envoy, in order to concert mea- 
 fures with him concerning the Succours to be 
 thrown into Mommilltan ; but I came too 
 late, for the Envoy had juft received the News 
 of the Garrifon's having been fore'd to Sur- 
 render for want of Provisions. 
 
 WHEN 
 
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 W H E N I found the Project had fiii'd, 
 I took a Rtainiition togcKO Hulland, nctwith- 
 ftanoing fcbte jadnefsoi the ^cafon. I crofs'd 
 all Germany, ana arrived m Holland, the iarrer 
 End o( December, and imrnea atdy went to 
 pay my Refpects co die great Penfionacy Hinfi- 
 m. After fome conferences, their High 
 Mightincfles granted me a Regiment of Foot, 
 whereof the Queen of England paid two 
 thirds, and their High MigrKineiies the other, 
 I had the Naming of the Officers, and the 
 giving of the Commiflions. 
 
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