LETTER IL

1. M. de Pompone. Simon Arnauld, Marquis of Pompone, nephew of the great Arnauld of Port Royal, was born in 16 18, and died 1689. Ile was Minister of Foreign Affairs, and fell into disgrâce, for he was a friend of Foucquet, famous Surintendant des Finances under Louis XIV., who was arrested on a charge of corrupt practices, and condemned to imprisonment for life.