" The master of the house, "M. de Comeau-Cr?nc?, Knight
of St. Louis, horribly maltreated, is dragged to the foot of the
stairs, where he lies as if dead:" previous to this, "he was forced
to give a considerable contribution, and to refund all penalties
collected by him before the Revolution as the local lord of the
manor. " - Two other proprietors in the neighborhood, both
Knights of St. Louis, are treated in the same way. "That is the
way in which three old and brave soldiers are rewarded for their
services!" A fourth, a peaceable man, escapes beforehand, leaving
his keys in the locks and his gardener in the house.
Notwithstanding this, the doors and the clothes-presses were broken
open, the pillaging lasting five hours and a half; with threats of
setting the house on fire if the seigneur did not make his
appearance. Questions were asked "as to whether he attended the
mass of the new cur? whether he had formerly exacted fines, and
finally, whether any of the inhabitants had any complaint to make
against him.
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