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Nothing could be easier than the execution. The king ordered the captain of the guards to arrest Concini, and kill him if he resisted; and this was done. NOTHING COULD BE EASIER THAN THE EXECUTION THE KING ORDERED THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS TO ARREST CONCILI AND KILL HIM IF HE RESISTED AND THIS WAS DONE
e of retribution for themselves. A petition to the king was drawn up, and was received, but never answered. The doors of the house of assembly were closed--the members were told it was by order of the king--and the States-General never met again for 177 years, when the storm was just ready to fall. 13. The Siege of Rochelle.--The rottenness of the State was chiefly owing to the nobility, who, as long as they were allowed to grind down their peasants and shine at court, had no sense of duty or public spirit, and hated the burghers and lawyers far too much to make common cause with them against the constantly increasing power of the throne. They only intrigued and struggled for personal advantages and rivalries, and never thought of the good of the State. They bitterly hated Concini, the Marshal d'Ancre, as he had been created, but he remained in power till 1614, when one of the king's gentlemen, Albert de Luynes, plotted with the king himself and a few of his guards for his deliverance. N FOR THEMSELVES A PETITION TO THE KING WAS DRAWN UP AND WAS RECEIVED BUT NEVER ANSWERED THE DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY WERE CLOSED AND MEMBERS WERE TOLD IT WAS BY ORDER OF THE KING AND THE STATES GENERAL NEVER MET AGAIN FOR ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS WHEN THE STORM WAS JUST READY TO FALL THIRTEEN THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE THE ROTTENNESS OF THE STATE WAS CHIEFLY OWING TO THE NOBILITY WHO AS LONG AS THEY WERE ALLOWED TO GRIND DOWN THEIR PEASANTS AND SHINE AT COURT HAD NO SENSE OF DUTY OR PUBLIC SPIRIT AND HATED THE BURGHERS AND LAWYERS FAR TOO MUCH TO MAKE COMMON COURSE WITH THEM AGAINST THE CONSTANTLY INCREASING POWER OF THE THRONE THEY ONLY INTRIGUED AND STRUGGLED FOR PERSONAL ADVANTAGES AND RIVALRIES AND NEVER THOUGHT OF THE GOOD OF THE STATE THEY BITTERLY HATED CONSEINI THE MARTIAL DONK AS HE HAD BEEN CREATED BUT HE REMAINED IN POWER TILL SIXTEEN FOURTEEN WHEN ONE OF THE KING'S GENTLEMEN ALBERT D'OLIN PLOTTED WITH THE KING HIMSELF AND A FEW OF HIS GUARDS FOR HIS DELIVERANCE
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