The danger is a very real one. From a pharmacopoeia published during the reign of Louis XIII. a magistrate's wife extracted enough information to poison her husband, slowly and successfully, by soaking all his linen in a preparation compounded to one of its formulae. This was no solitary example.
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Madame de Brinvilliers and her times 1630-1676
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From the preface: "NIETZSCHE tells us that " woman is un-utterably more wicked than man." If Madame de Brinvilliers could be taken as a normal type of her sex one might be disposed to agree with the German philosopher. But Marie Marguerite d'Aubray was far from being an ordinary example of womanhood, and it is exactly that which makes her case so engrossing. Amongst the records of famous criminals the trial of this highly-born lady has always taken a prominent place. If criminology be at times a trifle morbid it is often valuable, and in this instance it enables us to follow rather closely a curiously complex society from which was evolved a mighty state. This volume is not intended to be so much a recital of the crimes of the Marquise as a picture of the lively circles in which she lived."
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1911
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John Lane,
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Biography, French royalty, French society, Poisoners, Social life and customs, confession, crime, crime and punishment, criminals, execution, gender, history, murder, poison, poverty, punishment, royalty, society, women, women in historyPeople
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Table of Contents
Preface.
Page v
Part I.
The Cause: French Society, 1661-1676
Chapter I.
Introduction
Page 3
Chapter II.
The King As Head Of The State General Decadence Of Morals Chiefly Owing To His Bad Example Early Poisoning Mysteries
Page 9
Chapter III.
Paris And The Court Crowded With Adventurers Two Typical Examples : The Stories Of Du Cause De Nazelle And De Lauzun
Page 29
Chapter IV.
The Poverty Of The People And The Prosperity Of The Middle Classes
Page 46
Chapter V.
The Streets Of Old Paris The Marais And The Cite
Page 55
Chapter VI.
The Household Of The Brinvilliers How Marriages Were Arranged Gambling And Dissipation A Day In The Life Of A Woman Of Quality
Page 62
Chapter VII.
An Adventurer From Gascony, Gaudin De Sainte-Croix His Intrigues With The Marquise De Brinvilliers His Arrest By "Lettre De Cachet" He Is Sent To The Bastille
Page 74
Chapter VIII.
"Lettres De Cachet" What They Meant And How They Were Used
Page 81
Chapter IX.
Days In The Prison Of The Bastille
Page 93
Chapter X.
The Mysterious Poisoner Exili His Ramifications Across Europe He Is Attached To The Court Of Queen Christina Of Sweden
Page 106
Part II.
The Crime
Chapter XI.
How Poisons Were Manufactured In The Seven-Teenth Century The Extraordinary Ingredients Methods Of Poisoning
Page 117
Chapter XII.
Sainte-Croix Is Liberated From The Bastille Experi-Ments In Alchemy The Elixir Of Life The Swiss Chemist, Christopher Glaser The Hotel Dieu Death Of Dreux D'aubray
Page 128
Chapter XIII.
The Fidelity Of French Servants The Rogue La Chaussee The Marquise And Her Brothers Their Deaths A Strange Household
Page 142
Chapter XIV.
The Millionaire Pennautier His Rivals Die Of "Apoplexy" Unexpected Death Of Sainte-Croix
Page 151
Chapter XV.
Conflicting Accounts Of Sainte-Croix's End
Page 159
Chapter XVI.
Examination Of Sainte-Croix's Property Discovery Of A Casket Of Poisons And Letters Anxiety Of Pennautier And The Marquise De Brinvilliers The Casket Is Opened Its Contents Flight Of The Marquise And Disappearance Of La Chaussee
Page 164
Part III.
The Punishment
Chapter XVII.
Arrest Of La Chaussee His Trial And Torture Con-Fession And Death
Page 181
Chapter XVIII.
The Marquise De Brinvilliers' Travels In England And Holland The King Is Anxious For Her Arrest, Which Is Ultimately Effected At Llege Her Confession And Efforts To Commit Suicide
Page 194
Chapter XIX.
A Preliminary Examination Arrest Of Pennautier
Page 206
Chapter XX.
Evidence Of The Tutor Briancourt
Page 221
Chapter XXI.
Examination Of Briancourt And Other Witnesses
Page 246
Chapter XXII.
The Marquise Faces Her Judges
Page 252
Chapter XXIII.
The Defence, First Portion
Page 269
Chapter XXIV.
The Defence, Second Portion Ecclesiastical Con- Siderations Regarding Her Written Confession And The Secrecy Of The Confessional
Page 292
Chapter XXV.
The Abbe Edme Pirot Of The Sorbonne
Page 302
Chapter XXVI.
Thursday, I6th July 1676
Page 307
Chapter XXVII.
During The Night
Page 324
Chapter XXVIII.
Seven Hours In The Torture Chamber Of The Con-Ciergerie
Page 328
Chapter XXIX.
Pirot's Last Consolations In The Chapel
Page 340
Chapter XXX.
Public Confession In Front Of The Cathedral Of Notre Dame
Page 354
Chapter XXXI.
The Execution On The Place De Grève The Marquise Becomes A Saint
Page 362
Chapter XXXII.
The Examination Of Pennautier His Release The Marquis And His Family A Curious Discovery At Offmont
Page 371
Bibliography.
Page 383
Index.
Page 385
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Poison became a recognized tool in diplomacy and statecraft, an almost legitimate instrument with which to remove family inconveniences.
Page 118,
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