Hereandtherethepeoplebegantocomplain，andloudvoiceswereheardgrumblingattheprotracteddelay，thelongdeliberationsofthejudges。Hereandtherefaceswereseenfullofscornfuldefiance，fulloflaughingmalice，workingtheirwaythroughthecrowd，andnowandthendroppingstingingwords，whichprovokedtostillgreaterimpatience。Alltheoratorsoftheclubsandofthesecretsocietieswerethereamongthecrowd，allthesecretandopenenemiesofthequeenhadsenttheirinstrumentsthithertoworkuponthepeoplewithpoisonouswordsandmockingobservations，andtoturnpublicopinioninadvanceagainstthequeen，evenincasethejudgesdidnotcondemnher；thatis，iftheydidnotdeclarethecardinalinnocentofconspiracyagainstthesovereign，andcontemptofthemajestyofthequeen。
Itwasknownthatinhisresume，theattorney-generalhadalludedtothepunishmentofthecardinal。Thatwastheonlynewswhichhadworkeditswayoutofthecourt-room。Somefavoredjournalist，orsomefriendofthequeen，hadheardthis；itspreadlikethewindalloverParis，andinthousandsuponthousandsofcopiesthewordsoftheattorney-generalweredistributed。
Hisaddresspurportedtorunasfollows：that“CardinaldeRohanisindictedontheaccusation，andmustanswertheParliamentandtheattorney-generalrespectingthefollowingcharges：ofaudaciouslymixinghimselfupwiththeaffairsofthenecklace，andstillmoreaudaciouslyinsupposingthatthequeenwouldmakeanappointmentwithhimbynight；andthatforthishewouldaskthepardonofthekingandthequeeninpresenceofthewholecourt。Further，thecardinalisenjoinedtolaydownhisofficeasgrandalmonerwithinacertaintime，toremovetoacertaindistancefromtheroyalresidenceandnottovisittheplaceswheretheroyalfamilymaybeliving，andlastly，toremaininprisontillthecompleteterminationofthetrial。“
Thefriendsanddependantsofthecardinal，theenemiesandpersecutorsofthequeen，receivedthisdecisionoftheattorney-
generalwithvexationandanger；theyfoundfaultwiththeservilityofthemanwhowouldsufferthelawtobowbeforethethrone；theymadedishonorableremarksandcalumniousinnuendoesaboutthequeen，who，withhercoquetryandtheamountreceivedfromthejewels，hadgainedoverthejudges，andwhowould，perhapshaveappointedarendezvouswitheveryoneoftheminordertogainhimovertoherside。