。TheAmbassadorMontaguetoArlington。[1][1]StatePapers,France,vol。126。
MyLord,TheLieutenantcriminelhathproceededprettyfarrewithLeRouxMarsilly。ThecrimetheyformetheirprocesseonbeeingarapewhichhehadformerlycommittedatNismessoethatheperceivingbutlittlehopesofhislife,sentwordtotheKingifheewouldpardonhimhecouldrevealethingstohimwhichwouldconcernehimmoreandbeofgreaterconsequencetohim,thanhisdestruction。
VII。Thesametothesame。
Paris:June26,’69。
MyLord,IheardthatMarsillywastobebrokeonthewheelandIgaveorderthentooneofmyservantstowriteMr。Williamsonwordofit,soeIsupposeyouhaveheardofitalready:theyhastenedhisexecutionforfeareheshouldhavedyedofthehurthehaddonehimselfthedaybefore;theysentforaministertohimwhenhewasuponthescaffoldtoseeifhewouldconfesseanything,buthestillpersistedthathewasguiltyofnothingnordidnotknowwhyhewasputtodeath-