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After　the　search　began；　the　master　of　the　house　in　which　he　might　be
found　would　be　hung　at　his　own　door；　his　family　thrown　into　prison；
his　goods　confiscated；　his　house　razed　to　the　ground；　without　any
form　of　trial　whatever。

This　proclamation　had　the　effect　expected　by　the　duke：　whether　the
man　in　whose　house　Catinat　was　concealed　grew　frightened　and　asked
him　to　leave；　or　whether　Catinat　thought　his　best　course　would　be　to
try　and　get　away　from　the　town；　instead　of　remaining　shut　up　in　it；
he　dressed　himself　one　morning　in　suitable　clothes；　and　went　to　a
barber's；　who　shaved　him；　cut　his　hair；　and　made　up　his　face　so　as　to
give　him　as　much　the　appearance　of　a　nobleman　as　possible；　and　then
with　wonderful　assurance　he　went　out　into　the　streets；　and　pulling
his　hat　over　his　eyes　and　holding　a　paper　in　his　hand　as　if　reading
it；　he　crossed　the　town　to　the　gate　of　St。　Antoine。　　He　was　almost
through　when　Charreau；　the　captain　of　the　guard；　having　his　attention
directed　to　Catinat　by　a　comrade　to　whom　he　was　talking；　stopped　him；
suspecting　he　was　trying　to　escape。　　Catinat　asked　what　he　wanted
with　him；　and　Charreau　replied　that　if　he　would　enter　the　guard…house
he　would　learn；　as　under　such　circumstances　any　examination　was　to　be
avoided；　Catinat　tried　to　force　his　way　out；　whereupon　he　was　seized
by　Charreau　and　his　brother…officer；　and　Catinat　seeing　that
resistance　would　be　not　only　useless　but　harmful；　allowed　himself　to
be　taken　to　the　guard…room。

He　had　been　there　about　an　hour　without　being　recognised　by　any　of
those　who；　drawn　by　curiosity；　came　to　look　at　him；　when　one　of　the
visitors　in　going　out　said　he　bore　a　strong　resemblance　to　Catinat；
some　children　hearing　these　words；　began　to　shout；　〃Catinat　is　taken！
Catinat　is　taken！　　〃This　cry　drew　a　large　crowd　to　the　guard…house；
among　others　a　man　whose　name　was　Anglejas；　who；　looking　closely　at
the　prisoner；　recognised　him　and　called　him　by　name。

Instantly　the　guard　was　doubled；　and　Catinat　searched：　a　psalm…book
with　a　silver　clasp　and　a　letter　addressed　to　〃M。　Maurel；　called
Catinat；〃　were　found　on　him；　leaving　no　doubt　as　to　his　identity；
while　he　himself；　growing　impatient；　and　desiring　to　end　all　these
investigations；　acknowledged　that　he　was　Catinat　and　no　other。

He　was　at　once　taken　to　the　palace；　where　the　Presidial　Court　was
sitting；　M。　de　Baville　and　the　president　being　occupied　in　trying
Ravanel；　Villas；　and　Jonquet。　　On　hearing　the　news　of　this　important
capture；　the　intendant；　hardly　daring　to　believe　his　ears；　rose　and
went　out　to　meet　the　prisoner；　in　order　to　convince　himself　that　it
was　really　Catinat。

》From　the　Presidial　Court　he　was　brought　before　the　Duke　of　Berwick；
who　addressed　several　questions　to　him；　which　Catinat　answered；　he
then　told　the　duke　he　had　something　of　importance　to　impart　to　him
and　to　him　alone。　　The　duke　was　not　very　anxious　for　a　tete…a…tete
with　Catinat；　however；　having　ordered　his　hands　to　be　securely　bound；
and　telling　Sandricourt　not　to　go　away；　he　consented　to　hear　what　the
prisoner　had　to　say。

Catinat　then；　in　the　presence　of　the　duke　and　Sandricourt；　proposed
that　an　exchange　of　prisoners　should　be　made；　the　Marechal　de
Tallard；　who　was　a　prisoner　of　war　in　England；　being　accepted　in　his
place。　　Catinat　added　that　if　this　offer　was　not　accepted；　the
marechal　would　meet　the　same　treatment　from　the　English　as　might　be
meted　out　to　him；　Catinat；　in　France。　　The　duke；　full　of　the
aristocratic　ideas　to　which　he　was　born；　found　the　proposal　insolent；
and　said；　〃If　that　is　all　you　have　to　propose；　I　can　assure　you　that
your　hours　are　numbered。〃

Thereupon　Catinat　was　promptly　sent　back　to　the　palace；　where　truly
his　trial　did　not　occupy　much　time。　　That　of　the　three　others　was
already　finished；　and　soon　his　was　also　at　an　end；　and　it　only
remained　to　pronounce　sentence　on　all　four。　　Catinat　and　Ravanel；　as
the　most　guilty；　were　condemned　to　be　burnt　at　the　stake。　　Some　of
the　councillors　thought　Catinat　should　have　been　torn　apart　by　four
horses；　but　the　majority　were　for　the　stake；　the　agony　lasting
longer；　being　more　violent　and　more　exquisite　than　in　the　of　other
case。

Villars　and　Jonquet　were　sentenced　to　be　broken　　on　the　wheel　alive　…
…the　only　difference　between　them　being　that　Jonquet　was　to　be　to
taken　while　still　living　and　thrown　into　the　fire　lit　round　Catinat
and　Ravael。　　It　was　also　ordered　that　the　four　condemned　men　before
their　execution　should　be　put　to　the　torture　ordinary　and
extraordinary。　　Catinat；　whose　temper　was　fierce；　suffered　with
courage；　but　cursed　his　torturers。　　Ravanel　bore　all　the　torments
that　could　be　inflicted　on　him　with　a　fortitude　that　was　more　than
human；　so　that　the　torturers　were　exhausted　before　he　was。　　Jonquet
spoke　little；　and　the　revelations　he　made　were　of　slight　importance。
Villas　confessed　that　the　conspirators　had　the　intention　of　carrying
off　the　duke　and　M。　de　Baville　when　they　were　out　walking　or　driving；
and　he　added　that　this　plot　had　been　hatched　at　the　house　of　a
certain　Boeton　de　SaintLaurent…d'Aigozre；　at　Milhaud；　in　Rouergue。

Meanwhile　all　this　torturing　and　questioning　had　taken　so　much　time
that　when　the　stake　and　the　scaffold　were　ready　it　was　almost　dark；
so　that　the　duke　put　off　the　executions　until　the　next　day；　instead
of　carrying　them　out　by　torchlight。　　Brueys　says　that　this　was　done
in　order　that　the　most　disaffected　amongst　the　fanatics　should　not　be
able　to　say　that　it　was　not　really　Catinat；　Ravanel；　Villas；　and
Jonquet　who　had　been　executed　but　some　other　unknown　men；　but　it　is
more　probable　that　the　duke　and　Baville　were　afraid　of　riots；　as　was
proved　by　their　ordering　the　scaffold　and　the　stake　to　be　erected　at
the　end　of　the　Cours　and　opposite　the　glacis　of　the　fortress；　so　that
the　garrison　might　be　at　hand　in　case　of　any　disturbance。

Catinat　was　placed　in　a　cell　apart；　and　could　be；　heard　cursing　and
complaining　all　night　through。　　Ravanel；　Villas；　and　Jonquet　were
confined　together；　and　passed　the　night　singing　and　praying。

The　next　day；　the　22nd　April；　1705；　they　were　taken　from　the　prison
and　drawn　to　the　place　of　execution　in　two　carts；　being　unable　to
walk；　on　account　of　the　severe　torture　to　which　they　had　been
subjected；　and　which　had　crushed　the　bones　of　their　legs。　　A　single
pile　of　wood　had　been　prepared　for　Catinat　and　Ravanel；　who　were　to
be　burnt　together；　they　were　in　one　cart；　and　Villas　and　Jonquet；　for
whom　two　wheels　had　been　prepared；　were　in　the　other。

The　first　operation　was　to　bind　Catinat　and　Ravanel　back　to　back　to
the　same　stake；　care　being　taken　to　place　Catinat　with　his　face　to
windward；　so　that　his　agony　might　last　longer；　and　then　the　pile　was
lit　under　Ravanel。

As　had　been　foreseen；　this　precaution　gave　great　pleasure　to　those
people　who　took　delight　in　witnessing　executions。　　The　wind　being
rather　high；　blew　the　flames　away　from　Catinat；　so　that　at　first　the
fire　burnt　his　legs　onlya　circumstance　which；　the　author　of　the
History　of　the　Camisards　tells　us；　aroused　Catinat's　impatience。
Ravanel；　however；　bore　everything　to　the　end　with　the　greatest
heroism；　only　pausing　in　his　singing　to　address　words　of
encouragement　to　his　companion　in　suffering；　whom　he　could　not　see；
but　whose　groans　and　curses　he　could　hear；　he　would　then　return　to
his　psalms；　which　he　continued　to　sing　until　his　voice　was　stifled　in
the　flames。　　Just　as　he　expired；　Jonquet　was　removed　from　the　wheel；
and　carried；　his　broken　limbs　dangling；　to　the　burning　pile；　on　which
he　was　thrown。　　From　the　midst　of　the　flames　his　voice　was　heard
saying；　〃Courage；　Catinat；　we　shall　soon　meet　in　heaven。〃　　A　few
moments　later；　the　stake；　being　burnt　through　at　the　base；　broke；　and
Catinat　falling　into　the　flames；　was　quickly　suffocated。　　That　this
accident　had　not　been　forseen　and　prevented　by　proper　precautions
caused　great　displeasure　to　spectators　who　found　that　the
three…quarter　of　an　hour　which　the　spectacle　had　lasted　was　much　too
brief　a　time。

Villas　lived　three　hours　longer　on　his　wheel；　and　expired　without
having　uttered　a　single　complaint。

Two　days　later；　there　was　another　trial；　at　which　six　persons　were
condemned　to　death　and　one　to　the　galleys；　these　were　the　two
Alisons；　in　whose　house　Villas；　Ravanel；　and　Jonquet　had　been　found；
Alegre；　who　was　accused　of　having　concealed　Catinat；　and　of　having
been　the　Camisard　treasurer；　Rougier；　an　armourer　who　was　found
guilty　of　having　repaired　the　muskets　of　the　rebels；　Jean　Lauze；　an
innkeeper　who　had　prepared　meals　for　Ravanel；　La　Jeunesse；　a
preacher；　convicted　of　having　preached　sermons　and　sung　psalms；　and
young　Delacroix；　brother…in…law　to　one　of　the　Alisons。　　The　first
three　were　condemned　to　be　broken　on　the　wheel；　their　houses
demolished；　and　their　goods　confiscated。　　The　next　three　were　to　be
hanged。　　Jean　Delacroix；　partly　because　of　his　youth；　but　more
because　of　the　revelations　he　made；　was　only　sent　to　the　galleys。
Several　years　later　he　was　liberated　and　returned　to　Arles；　and　was
carried　off　by　the　plague　in　1720。

All　these　sentences　were　carried　out　with　the　utmost　rigour。

Thus；　as　may　be　seen；　the　suppression　of　the　revolt　proce