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The Kentucke Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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The French King receives and responds to deputies from Brittany, dismissing their unauthorized assembly, punishing participants, but affirming affection for the province and promising to assemble its States in October while conserving privileges upon fidelity.
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The first deputies from Brittany were dismissed, and the second set ordered to remain at St. Denis, and not on any account approach Paris. But, on the 29th of July, the principal minister thought proper to send for and admit them to an audience; and the next day, contrary to all expectation, they were admitted to the presence of the King, who, receiving their memorial, said, "Though your deputations is unwarrantable, I will receive your memorial. I will examine it in my Council, and you wait here my answer."
The next day, August 1, they received the King's answer, as follows:
"I have read the memorial that you delivered me. I had already read what preceded, and you need not have recalled them to my memory.
"I shall always receive any representations which are made to me in the forms prescribed.
"The Assembly who deputed 12 gentlemen were not authorized, not having any permission for the purpose; those deputies have themselves composed a most irregular assembly at Paris. I have thought it proper to punish them: The means to merit my clemency is not to continue in Brittany, by illegal assemblies, the cause of my discontent.
"The commissions which you have been charged with, to request the re-establishment of my Parliament of Brittany must not precede the conduct they must observe; they must not solicit for a mark of my confidence, whilst I am obliged to give them those of my animadversion.
"But these personal punishments, which the good order and maintenance of my authority require, do not in any measure alter my affection for the Province of Brittany.
"Your States will be assembled in the month of October: It is from them that I shall know the views of the Province. I will attend to their representations, and will have that regard for them which they may merit: your privileges shall be conserved.
"In showing me fidelity and submission all may hope for my goodness, and the greatest complaint that my subjects will have their power against me is, forcing me to acts of rigour and severity.
"My intention is, that you return tomorrow to your functions."
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Brittany
Event Date
29th Of July To August 1
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deputies dismissed with king's response; unauthorized assembly punished; states of brittany to assemble in october; privileges to be conserved upon fidelity and submission.
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First set of deputies from Brittany dismissed; second set initially ordered to stay at St. Denis but admitted to audience on July 29 by principal minister and to king on July 30. King receives memorial, examines in council. On August 1, king responds, criticizing unauthorized assembly and deputies, announcing punishments, but affirming affection for Brittany, promising assembly of States in October and conservation of privileges if fidelity shown; orders deputies to return to functions.