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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 2 (of 6)

CHAPTER II
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de Vandreuil, de la Tremoille, du Chatelet, de Villedeuil, de Barentin, de la Galaisiere, Vidaud de la Tour, Berthier, Foulon, and also M.Linguet." Placards are posted demanding the pillory on the Pont-Neuf for the Abbee Maury.
One speaker proposes "to burn the house of M.d'Espremenil, his wife, children and furniture, and himself: this is passed unanimously."-- No opposition is tolerated.

One of those present having manifested some horror at such sanguinary motions, "is seized by the collar, obliged to kneel down, to make an apology, and to kiss the ground.

The punishment inflicted on children is given to him; he is ducked repeatedly in one of the fountain-basins, after which they him over to the mob, who roll him in the mud." On the following day an ecclesiastic is trodden under foot, and flung from hand to hand.

A few days after, on the 22nd of June, there are two similar events.

The sovereign mob exercises all the functions of sovereign authority, with those of the legislator those of the judge, and those of the judge with those of the executioner .-- Its idols are sacred; if any one fails to show them respect he is guilty of lese-majeste, and at once punished.


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