 The Sorbonne made him doctor of theology at the age of eighteen.The fact of his consorting with such men as Benserade, Vivonne, and Bussy drew upon him the severity of Mazarin, and he was for a while exiled to Meaux.Recalled through the influence of Colbert, he retired in 1665 to La Trappe Abbey with de Rancé, and passed from his former levity to an asceticism that led him to Port-Royal.