Itsohappenedatatimewhenheandtheotherministerswereinmomentarydisgrace，thatasatirefullofbitingwitandrailleryappeared，directedespeciallyagainstthecardinal，andthissatirehadbeenattributedtoHammon，whowasknowntoshare，aswasnatural，hermistress\'shatredofRichelieu。Protectedasshewasbythequeen\'sfavour，thecardinalhadfounditimpossibletopunishHammon，buthestillcherishedadeepresentmentagainsther。
ItnowoccurredtotheconspiratorstoaccuseGrandierofbeingtherealauthorofthesatire；anditwasassertedthathehadlearnedfromHammonallthedetailsofthecardinal\'sprivatelife，theknowledgeofwhichgavesomuchpointtotheattackonhim；iftheycouldoncesucceedinmakingRichelieubelievethis，Grandierwaslost。
Thisplanbeingdecidedon，M。deLaubardemontwasaskedtovisittheconvent，andthedevilsknowingwhatanimportantpersonagehewas，flockedthithertogivehimaworthywelcome。Accordingly，thenunshadattacksofthemostindescribablyviolentconvulsions，andM。deLaubardemontreturnedtoParisconvincedastotherealityoftheirpossession。
ThefirstwordthecouncillorofstatesaidtothecardinalaboutUrbainGrandiershowedhimthathehadtakenuselesstroubleininventingthestoryaboutthesatire，forbythebarementionofhisnamehewasabletoarousethecardinal\'sangertoanyheighthewished。Thefactwas，thatwhenRichelieuhadbeenPriorofCoussayheandGrandierhadhadaquarrelonaquestionofetiquette，thelatteraspriestofLoudunhavingclaimedprecedenceovertheprior，andcarriedhispoint。Thecardinalhadnotedtheaffrontinhisbloodstainedtablets，andatthefirsthintdeLaubardemontfoundhimaseagertobringaboutGrandier\'sruinaswasthecouncillorhimself。
DeLaubardemontwasatoncegrantedthefollowingcommission: