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Again there was a battle at the gates of Paris, in which all Condé's friends were wounded, and he himself so entirely worsted that he had to go into exile, when he entered the Spanish service, while Mazarin returned to power at home. 4. The Court of Anne of Austria. AGAIN THERE WAS A BATTLE AT THE GATES OF PARIS IN WHICH ALL GONDY'S FRIENDS WERE WOUNDED AND HE HIMSELF SO ENTIRELY WORSTED THAT HE HAD TO GO INTO EXILE WHEN HE ENTERED THE SPANISH SERVICE WHILE MAZARIN RETURNED TO POWER AT HOME FOUR THE COURT OF ANNE OF AUSTRIA
. 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. 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. Condé, however, became so arrogant and overbearing that the queen caused him to be imprisoned, whereupon his wife and his other friends began a fresh war for his liberation, and the queen was forced to yield; but he again showed himself so tyrannical that the queen and the parliament became reconciled and united to put him down, giving the command of the troops to Turenne.  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 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 GONDI HOWEVER BECAME SO ARROGANT AND OVERBEARING THAT THE QUEEN CAUSED HIM TO BE IMPRISONED WHEREUPON HIS WIFE AND HIS OTHER FRIENDS BEGAN A FRESH WAR FOR HIS LIBERATION AND THE QUEEN WAS FORCED TO YIELD BUT HE AGAIN SHOWED HIMSELF SO TYRANNICAL THAT THE QUEEN AND THE PARLIAMENT BECAME RECONCILED AND UNITED TO PUT HIM DOWN GIVING THE COMMAND OF THE TROOPS TO CHURIN
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