I should like above everything to find out the writers of these letters, in order to have them flogged; but they have taken good care to put no signatures.

I regard it as a very great impertinence for those who caused these disturbances to grumble and express their disapproval at my efforts to bring them to an end." After this speech, M, de Baville saw there was nothing for him to do but to let things take their course.
The course that they took turned Cavalier's head more and more; for thanks to the injunctions of M.de Villars, all the orders that Cavalier gave were obeyed as if they had been issued by the governor himself.

He had a court like a prince, lieutenants like a general, and secretaries like a statesman.

It was the duty of one secretary to give leave of absence to those Camisards who had business to attend to or who desired to visit their relations.

The following is a copy of the form used for these passports: "We, the undersigned, secretary to Brother Cavalier, generalissimo of the Huguenots, permit by this order given by him to absent himself on business for three days.
"(Signed) DUPONT.
"Calvisson, this----" And these safe-conducts were as much respected as if they had been signed "Marechal de Villars." On the 22nd M.de Saint-Pierre arrived from the court, bringing the reply of the king to the proposals which Cavalier had submitted to M.de Lalande.