On the 15th of July, the Chancellor showed in his own house the draught of the edict to deputies from the Parliament, who remained with him until nine o’clock at night, without being persuaded.  On the morrow, the 16th, the edict was brought forward in the Regency Council.  M. le Duc d’Orleans, sustained by M. le Duc, spoke well upon it, because he could not speak ill, however bad his theme.  Nobody said a word, and all bowed their necks.  It was resolved, in this manner, to send the edict to the Parliament on the morrow, the 17th of July.

That same 17th of July, there was such a crowd in the morning, at the bank and in the neighbouring streets, for the purpose of obtaining enough money to go to market with, that ten or twelve people were stifled.  Three of the bodies were tumultuously carried to the Palais Royal, which the people, with loud cries, wished to enter.  A detachment of the King’s guards at the Tuileries was promptly sent there.  La Vrilliere and Le Blanc separately harangued the people.  The lieutenant of police came; brigades of the watch were sent for.  The dead bodies were afterwards carried away, and by gentleness and cajoleries the people were at length dispersed.  The detachment of the King’s guards returned to the Tuileries.  By about ten o’clock in the morning, all being over, Law took it into his head to go to the Palais Royal.  He received many imprecations as he passed through the streets.  M. le Duc d’Orleans thought it would be well not to let him leave the Palais Royal, and gave him a lodging there.  He sent back Law’s carriage, however, the windows of which were smashed on the way by the stones thrown at them.  Law’s house, too, was attacked, amid much breaking of windows.  All this was known so late in our quarter of the Jacobins of the Saint-Dominique, that when I arrived at the Palais Royal there was not a vestige visible of any disturbance.  M. le Duc d’Orleans, in the midst of a very small company, was very tranquil, and showed that you would not please him unless you were so also.  I did not stop long, having nothing to do or say.

This same morning the edict was carried to the Parliament, which refused to register it, and sent a deputation to M. le Duc d’Orleans with its reasons for this, at which the Regent was much vexed.  The next morning an ordonnance of the King was pasted all over the town, prohibiting the people, under heavy penalties, to assemble, and announcing that in consequence of the disturbances which had taken place the previous day at the bank, that establishment would remain closed until further notice, and no more money would be paid by it.  Luck supplied the place of prudence; for people knew not how they were to live in the meanwhile, yet no fresh disturbance occurred fact which shows the goodness and obedience of the people, subjected to so many and to such strange trials.  Troops, however, were collected at Charenton, who were at work upon the canal of Montargis:  some regiments of