Madame de Brinvilliers and Her Times 1630-1676T. Nelson, 1912 - 319 |
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Abbé Pirot able accomplices accused admitted affairs arrest asked Bastille Belleguise Briancourt brother casket Châtelet Chaussée Cluet coach Colbert Conciergerie condemned confession confessor Court cried crimes criminal Croix D'Alibert daughter death Desgrez evidence examination execution executioner Exili father Fouquet France gave give Glaser gossip Grangemont honour Hôtel d'Aubray household husband judges King knew lady Languedoc Lauzun letter lettre de cachet Liége lieutenant Louis XIV Louvois Madame d'Aubray Madame de Brin Madame de Brinvilliers Madame de Montespan Madame de Sévigné magistrate Maître Nivelle Marquise de Brinvilliers Martin matter minister mistress Monsieur d'Aubray Nazelle never Paris Pennautier Pennautier's person Picpus Place de Grève poison police priest Ravaisson received replied Rue Neuve Saint Saint Paul Saint-Laurent Sainte-Croix secret servant seventeenth century sister tell thousand livres told took torture truth tutor valet villiers whilst wife wished woman writes written wrote
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