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Condé's assistance enabled her to blockade Paris and bring the parliament to terms, which concluded the first act of the Fronde, with the banishment of Mazarin as a peace offering. GONDI'S ASSISTANCE ENABLED HER TO BLOCKADE PARIS AND BRING THE PARLIAMENT TO TERMS WHICH CONCLUDED THE FIRST ACT OF THE FRONDE WITH THE BANISHMENT OF MAZARIN AS A PEACE OFFERING
been endured from a man by birth a French noble, was intolerable from a low-born Italian. "After the lion comes the fox," was the saying, and the Parliament of Paris made a last stand by refusing to register the royal edict for fresh taxes, being supported both by the burghers of Paris, and by a great number of the nobility, who were personally jealous of Mazarin. This party was called the Fronde, because in their discussions each man stood forth, launched his speech, and retreated, just as the boys did with slings (_fronde_) and stones in the streets. The struggle became serious, but only a few of the lawyers in the parliament had any real principle or public spirit; all the other actors caballed out of jealousy and party spirit, making tools of "the men of the gown," whom they hated and despised, though mostly far their superiors in worth and intelligence. Anne of Austria held fast by Mazarin, and was supported by the Duke of Enghien, whom his father's death had made Prince of Condé. SUED THE POLICY OF RICHELIEU BUT WHAT HAD BEEN ENDURED FROM A MAN BY BIRTH A FRENCH NOBLE WAS INTOLERABLE FROM A LOW BORN ITALIAN AFTER THE LION COMES THE FOX WAS THE SAYING AND THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS MADE A LAST STAND BY REFUSING TO REGISTER THE ROYAL EDICT FOR FRESH TAXES BEING SUPPORTED BOTH BY THE BURGHERS OF PARIS AND BY A GREAT NUMBER OF THE NOBILITY WHO WERE PERSONALLY JEALOUS OF MAZARIN THIS PARTY WAS CALLED THE FOND BECAUSE IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS EACH MAN STOOD FORTH LAUNCHED HIS SPEECH AND RETREATED JUST AS THE BOYS DID WITH SLINGS FOND AND STONES IN THE STREETS THE STRUGGLE BECAME SERIOUS BUT ONLY A FEW OF THE LAWYERS IN THE PARLIAMENT HAD ANY REAL PRINCIPLE OR PUBLIC SPIRIT ALL THE OTHER ACTORS CABALD IN JEALOUSY AND PARTY SPIRIT MAKING TOOLS OF THE MEN OF THE GOWN WHOM THEY HATED AND DESPISED THOUGH MOSTLY FAR THEIR SUPERIORS IN WORTH AND INTELLIGENCE ANNE OF AUSTRIA HELD FAST BY MAZARIN AND WAS SUPPORTED BY THE DUKE OF ONGIA WHOM HIS FATHER'S DEATH HAD MADE PRINCE OF CONDI
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