Parisians debate Parliament rights after King’s Lettre de Cachet
The second Conference at the Cardinal’s in the morning discusses declaring the King’s stance on the Demission. Ministers push back against a Declaration, urging a body directed to Parliament, while the King threatens to reassert control. Presidents and Counsellors urged to resume offices under conditions including access to the King and freer remonstrances. The discussion widens to recall of exiles and the Parliament’s authority in ecclesiastical matters, with reports of arrests of printers and bishops and visits to Versailles to present resolutions.