Madame de Brinvilliers and Her Times 1630-1676John Lane, 1912 - 391 |
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Abbé Pirot able accomplices accused admitted affairs arrested asked Bastille Belleguise Bocager Briancourt brother casket Châtelet Chaussée Cluet Colbert Conciergerie condemned confession confessor Court cried crimes criminal Croix d'Alibert Dame death Desgrez endeavoured evidence examination execution executioner Exili father France gave give gossip Grangemont guilty honour Hôtel d'Aubray household husband judges King knew La Chaussée Languedoc Larcher Lauzun letter lettre de cachet Liége Louis Louvois Madame d'Aubray Madame de Brin Madame de Brinvilliers Madame de Sévigné Mademoiselle d'Aubray magistrate Maître Nivelle Marquise de Brinvilliers Martin matter mistress Monsieur d'Aubray Monsieur de Pennautier Nazelle never packets Paris Pennautier Pennautier's person Picpus Place de Grève placed poison police pray priest replied Rue Neuve Saint Sains Saint Paul Sainte-Croix scaffold secret servant sister tell thousand livres told took torture truth tutor valet villiers whilst wife wished woman writes written wrote
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