The queen's description of the rise of a French opposition at once received a practical commentary.

The debates in the Parliament became warmer than they had ever been since the days of the Fronde: the citizens, sharing in the excitement, thronged the palace of the Parliament, expressing their approval or disapproval of the different speakers by disorderly and unprecedented clamor; the great majority hooting down the minister and his supporters, and cheering those who spoke against him.

The Duc d'Orleans, by open bribes, gained over many of the councilors to oppose the court in every thing.

The registration of several of the edicts which the minister had sent down was refused; and one member of the Orleanist party even demanded the convocation of the States- general, formerly and constitutionally the great council of the nation, but which had never been assembled since the time of Richelieu.
The archbishop was sometimes angry, and sometimes terrified, and as weak in his anger as in his terror.

He persuaded the king to hold a bed of justice to compel the registration of the edicts.