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ger de Rabutin Comte de Busy, General des
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Arrnes du Roi, &c.
| Roger de Rabutin Comte de Busy was
born in 1913, of one of the most ancient FAM
lilies in France. He was first destined to be
come Knight of Malta; but, on the death
of his four brothers, succcssively, his career
was changed, and his father gave him
company in regiment he had himself rails
ed in aid of Louis XIII.
| Amours and duels occupied much of the
early part of his life. but at the age of TWEEN.
ty he defrauded his father of large sum OF
money, and was in disgrace for three months.
He was restored to favor, however, and re-
ceived from him the command of regi-
ment.
His first duel contains illustrations of the
strange mixture of courtsey and ferocity
| ty, produced by the code of honour then in
| force.
"After / had been some time in Paris"
says the Comte, "as was one day coming
out of the Comedie PHotel de Bourgogne,
with one of my friends, young Gascon gen
tleman, of family, named Busc, son to Cap
tain of the regiment de Navarro, took ne a
side, and asked me whether it was true that
the Count de Tianges, my fathers cousin
German, had said that he was drunkard,
and his younger brother mailman said
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that l could not tell what he said. He re-
piled that he was my uncle, and that as he
could not demand an explanation from him,
in consequence of his never stirring out OF
his province, he should apply to me. on,
said T. if you wish me to answer for him,
will answer at once, that whoever puts
words of that sort into his mouth, iies.' 1T
is nv brother,' said he, who is quite boy :
You must whip him, then.' says Il: 'howev-
er, he lies like man = and at these words
we both drew our swords. He had only one
friend with him, and had four, and others
who heard my name, soon Joined US, and
placed themselves near me, sword in hand.
begged them to let me alone, and advanced
upon Rusc; who retreated so quickly the
whole length of the street that l could
scarcely overtake him. This gave me
bad opinion of him he was very brave,
however; but he was alarmed at the num-
Der of my friends, as he did not know that
I should not avail myself of their help. At
last, having driven him more than hun
dred PAGES, retired, insulting him aloud,
and sent Rigni, a Captain of my regiment,
to ask his address. He told him. but Rigni
forgot it, and changed my lodging, so
that we were seeking each other tor two
days.
On the third, gentleman called on me,
, and told me that hearing had quarrel
with Busc. and was in search OF him, ne
came to offer to inform me where ne might
be found, if would accept his services, and
as he knew US both only by reputation. he
wished to serve me- thanked hlm warm
. ly for this mark CT his friendship, but beg
, eed him to consider that had already four
: friends, and that il should accept the hon
! or he was so good as to design me, II ~ouie'
, be a battle, bnt.:hat was under the same
. obligation as if I availed myself OF his servl-
ces lie appeared satisfied with my reasons
:, and honed would not take it i'll if he offer
= ed Ills services to Busc, and informed him
where he could find me. liked this gentle
! mans conduct, we embraced, and in shor
4 time saw Busc pass my lodgings in car
+ riape with four men, among whom was,IEl
!. adyepturer; / followed on horseback will
:. nv friends as far as Bourg-la-Reine, where
we were all choosing place to fight IN
when we saw cavalier coming towards U
,s fill GALLON, and shonting as far as he couit
i he heard, stop, stop, gentlemen, stop
~ was PAieue, who having heard Of the guar
= ri came to serve Busc. AS he now had {
:, man more than me, we all agreed to sent
' one of nv friends to Paris to look tor one
: and in the mean time to SO to tavern a
r. Boure LA Refine and have collation.. M,
n friend not knowing Where to iliio o'ie' 90 ~
;. body is at home after dinner, unless he
,f sick. placed himself on the Pont-Neut, ans
: before he had been there quarter OF a,
;s hour. he saw one of the Kings body guard
ls whom he did not know. 30.
: He accosted him, and told him the difii
Guilty ! was in for want of friend to assis
"a me in deciding an affair, and, that from NJ
,s appearance, he Judged that he would not q, re
~ w fuse such an Office, nor such man. n
y mousouetaire thanked him for his good 0
' g pinion, and got up behind him. AS II wa
=, late when they left Paris. they lost thel
- way, and took wrong road, SO that nigh
y. " coming on without any tidings of ny, trient
~ we resolved to return to town, where
= should be less liable to be arrested than
n Bourg-la-Rheine. At this moment, as Bus
=. and I were alone together, he proposed I
/, me to get rid of my friends, that lie would q
y the same. and that we would meet on tn
= morrow at the Barrieres du Louvre; be
cause said he, 1T is very improbable th'
we shall decide our combat first, and "
shall not be satisfied if we are separated
,e assented, and we agreed to meet at e'sl
. the next morning, accompanied with oni
: one lacquey each. ;.
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