There were always to be found in his house good musicians, pretty women, and excellent wines.

These latter suited him so well that he never left the table without being in a pleasant humour, and at such a moment if it came into his head that anyone in his diocese was not as good a Christian as himself, he would sit down and write to M.de Baville, urging that the delinquent ought to be sent into exile.

He often did this honour to my late father." M.d'Aygaliers goes on to say that "on seeing such a great number of Huguenots in the court who were all declaring that they were better servants of the king than the Catholics, he almost fell from his balcony with vexation and surprise.

This vexation increased when he saw M.de Villars and M.de Baville, who had apartments in the palace, come down into the court and talk to these people.

One hope still remained to him: it was that the marechal and the intendant had come down to send them away; but this last hope was cruelly disappointed when he heard M.de Villars say that he accepted their service and expected them to obey d'Aygaliers in all matters concerning the service of the king." But this was not all that had to be accomplished arms were necessary for the Protestants, and though their number was not great, there was a difficulty in finding them weapons.