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In spite of the evident pains taken by the prosecution to strain the evidence against the defendant, the principal charge could not be sustained, which was that he had led astray many wives and daughters in Loudun. IN SPITE OF THE EVIDENT PAINS TAKEN BY THE PROSECUTION TO STRAIN THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE DEFENDANT THE PRINCIPAL CHARGE COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED WHICH WAS THAT HE HAD LED ASTRAY MANY WIVES AND DAUGHTERS IN LUDON
s that his enemies had more influence than he had supposed, he resolved to possess his soul in patience, and remained a prisoner for two months, during which even his warmest friends believed him lost, while Duthibaut openly laughed at the proceedings instituted against himself, which he now believed would never go any farther, and Barot had already selected one of his heirs, a certain Ismael Boulieau, as successor to Urbain as priest and prebendary. It was arranged that the costs of the lawsuit should be defrayed out of a fund raised by the prosecutors, the rich paying for the poor; for as all the witnesses lived at Loudun and the trial was to take place at Poitiers, considerable expense would be incurred by the necessity of bringing so many people such a distance; but the lust of vengeance proved stronger than the lust of gold; the subscription expected from each being estimated according to his fortune, each paid without a murmur, and at the end of two months the case was concluded. NT CONVINCED BY THIS THAT HIS ENEMIES HAD MORE INFLUENCE THAN HE HAD SUPPOSED HE RESOLVED TO POSSESS HIS SOLE IMPATIENCE AND REMAINED A PRISONER FOR TWO MONTHS DURING WHICH EVEN HIS WARMEST FRIENDS BELIEVED HIM LOST WHILE DUTYBOARD OPENLY LAUGHED AT THE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST HIMSELF WHICH HE NOW BELIEVED WOULD NEVER GO ANY FARTHER AND BARON HAD ALREADY SELECTED ONE OF HIS HEIRS A CERTAIN ISMAEL BOULIANT AS SUCCESSOR TO OBEY AS PRIEST AND PREBENDARY IT WAS ARRANGED THAT THE COSTS OF THE LAWSUIT SHOULD BE DEFRAYED OUT OF A FUND RAISED BY THE PROSECUTORS THE RICH PAYING FOR THE POOR FOR AS ALL THE WITNESSES LIVED AT LOUDON AND THE TRIAL WAS TO TAKE PLACE AT POICIERRE CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE WOULD BE INCURRED BY THE NECESSITY OF BRINGING SO MANY PEOPLE SUCH A DISTANCE BUT THE LUST OF VENGEANCE PROVED STRONGER THAN THE LUST OF GOLD THE SUBSCRIPTION EXPECTED FROM EACH BEING ESTIMATED ACCORDING TO HIS FORTUNE EACH PAID WITHOUT A MURMUR AND AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS THE CASE WAS CONCLUDED
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