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disturber of the public peace； although several had been accused。〃
… Moniteur May 6； 1792。 （Report of Fran？ais de Nantes） 〃Not one
has been punished for thirty months。〃
＇53＇ On these spontaneous brutal acts of the Catholic peasants； cf。
〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3236 （Lozère； July…November； 1791）。
Deliberation of the district of Florac； July 6； 1791； and the
official statement of the commissioner of the department on the
disturbances in Espagnac。 On the 5th of July； Richard； a
constitutional curé； calls upon the municipality to proceed to his
installation。 〃The ceremony could not take place； owing to the
hooting； of the women and children； and the threats of various
persons who exclaimed： 'Kill him！ strangle him； he is a Protestant；
is married； and has children；' and owing to the impossibility of
entering the church； the doors of which were obstructed by the large
number of women standing in front of them：〃… On the 6th of July； he
is installed； but with difficulty。 〃Inside the church a crowd of
women uttered loud cries and bemoaned the removal of their old curé
On returning； in the streets； a large number of women； unsettled by
the sight of the constitutional cure； turned their faces aside 。 。
。 and contented themselves with uttering disjointed words 。 …
without doing anything more than cover their faces with their
bonnets； casting themselves on the ground。〃 … July 15。 The clerk
will no longer serve at the mass nor ring the bells； the curé；
Richard； attempting to ring them himself； the people threaten him
with ill…treatment if he runs the risk。 … September 8； 1791。
Letter from the curé of Fau； district of Saint…Chély。 〃That night I
was on the brink of death through a troop of bandits who took my
parsonage away from me； after having broken in the doors and
windows。〃 … December 30； 1791。 Another curé who goes to take
possession of his parsonage is assailed with stones by sixty women；
and thus pursued beyond the limits of the parish 。 … August 5；
1791。 Petition of the constitutional bishop of Mende and his four
vicars。 〃Not a day passes that we are not insulted in the
performance of our duties。 We cannot take a step without
encountering hooting。 If we go out we are threatened with cowardly
assassination； and with being beaten with clubs。〃… F7； 3235 （Bas…
Rhin； letter from the Directory of the Department； April 9； 1792）：
〃Ten out of eleven； at least； of the Catholics refuse to recognize
sworn priests。〃
＇54＇ Duvergier； decrees （not sanctioned） of November 29 and May 27；
1792。 … Decree of August 26； 1792； after the fall of the throne。
… Moniteur； XII。 200 （sitting of April 23； 1793）。 Report of the
Minister of the Interior。
＇55＇ Lallier； 〃Le District de Machecoul；〃 p。261； 263。 … 〃Archives
Nationales；〃 F7； 3234。 Demand of the prosecuting attorney of the
commune of Tonneins （December 21； 1791） for the arrest or expulsion
of eight priests 〃at the slightest act of internal or external
hostility。〃 … Ibid。； F7； 3264。 Act of the Council…general of
Corrèze （July 16； 17； 18； 1792） to place in arrest all nonjuring
priests。 … Between these two dates； act； of various kinds and of
increasing severity are found in nearly all the departments against
the non…jurors。
＇56＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3250。 Official statement by the
directory of the department； March 18； 1791； with all the documents
in relation thereto。 … F7； 3200。 Letter of the Directory of
Calvados； June 13； 1792； with the interrogations。 The damages are
estimated at 15；000 livres。
＇57＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3234。 An Act of the Directory of
Lot； February 24； 1792； on the disturbances at Marmande。 … F7；
3239； official statement of the municipal body of Rheims； November
5； 6； 7； 1791。 The two workmen are a harness…maker and a wool…
carder。 The priest who administered the baptism is put in prison as
a disturber of the public peace。 … F7； 3219。 Letter of the royal
commissioner at the tribunal of Castelsarrasin； March 5； 1792。 …
F7； 3203。 Letter of the directory of the district of La Rochelle；
June 1； 1792。 〃The armed force； a witness of these crimes and
summoned to arrest these persons in the act； refused to obey。〃
＇58＇ Memorandum by Camille Jourdan （Sainte…Beuve； 〃Causeries du
Lundi；〃 XII。 250）。 The guard refuses to give any assistance；
coming too late and merely 〃to witness the disorder； never to
repress it。〃
＇59＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3217。 Letters of the curé of Uzès；
January 29； 1792； of the curé of Alais； April 5； 1792； of the
administrators of Gard； July28； 1792； of the prosecuting attorney ；
M。 Griolet； July 2； 1792 ； of Castanet； former gendarme； August 25；
1792； of M。 Griolet； September 28； 1792。 … Ibid。 ； F7； 3223。
Petition by M。M。 Thueri and Devès in the name of the oppressed of
Montpellier； November 17； 1791； letter of the same to the minister；
October28； 1791； letter of M。 Dupin； prosecuting attorney ； August
23； 1791； Act of the Department； August 9； 1791； Petition of the
inhabitants of Courmonterral； August 25； 1791
＇60＇ Moniteur； XII。 16； sitting of April 1； 1792。 Speech by M。
Laureau。 〃Behold the provinces in flames； insurrection in nineteen
departments； and revolt everywhere declaring itself 。 。 。 The
only liberty is that of brigandage； we have no taxation； no order；
no government。〃 Mercure de France； April 7； 1792。 〃More than twenty
departments are now participating in the horrors of anarchy and in a
more or less destructive insurrection。〃
＇61＇ Moniteur； XII。 30。 Speech by M。 Caillasson。 The total amount
of property sold up to November 1； 1791； is 1；526 millions； the
remainder for sale amounts to 669 millions。
＇62＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3225。 Letter of the Directory of
Ille…et…Vilaine； March 24； 1792。 〃The National Guards of the
district purposely expel all nonjuring priests； who have not been
replaced； under the pretext of the trouble they would not fail to
cause at Easter。〃
＇63＇ Moniteur； XI。 420。 （Sitting of February 18； 1792。） Report by
M。 Cahier； Minister of the Interior。
＇64＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3250。 Deposition of the municipal
officers of Gosnay and Hesdiguel （district of Béthune）； May 18；
1792。 Six parishes took part in this expedition； the mayor's wife
had a rope around her neck； and came near being hung。 … Moniteur；
XII； 154； April 15； 1792。 … 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3225。
Letter of the Directory of Ile…et…Vilaine； March 24； 1792； and
official statement of the commissioners for the district of Vitré；
letter of the same directory； April 21； 1792； and report of the
commissioners sent to Acigné； April 6。
＇65＇ Moniteur； XII。 200。 Report of M。 Cahier； April 23； 1792。 The
directories of these four departments refuse to cancel their illegal
acts； alleging that 〃their armed National Guards pursue refractory
priests。〃
＇66＇ Mercure de France； April 7； 1792。 Letters