▁be ▁an ▁invasion , ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁capt uring ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Card inals ▁and ▁forcing ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁po pe ▁favor able ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁interest . ▁ ▁He ▁assured ▁the ▁Card inals ▁the ▁full ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁French , ▁and ▁informed ▁them ▁that ▁the ▁Marsh al ▁de ▁Br é z é ▁was ▁at ▁Marse ille , ▁with ▁a ▁fleet ▁and ▁troops , ▁prepared ▁to ▁r ush ▁to ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Card inals . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁French ▁troops ▁in ▁Lomb ard y ▁and ▁Sav oy ▁who ▁could ▁be ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States ▁if ▁necessary . ▁Similar ▁ass ur ances ▁were ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁amb assador ▁and ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Par ma . ▁Nothing ▁came ▁of ▁the ▁sab er - r att ling , ▁except ▁to ▁un ner ve ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁College . ▁ ▁Card inal ▁Maz arin ▁was ▁fur ious ▁and ▁bl amed ▁the ▁amb assador ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁claimed ▁Antonio ▁Bar ber ini ▁had ▁included ▁the ▁clause ▁is ▁his ▁own ▁agreement ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁for ▁turning ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁s iding ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁Maz arin , ▁keen ▁to ▁remain ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁Bar ber ini , ▁re called ▁the ▁amb assador ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Bar ber ini . ▁Maz arin ▁later ▁provided ▁shelter ▁for ▁the ▁Bar ber ini ▁nep he ws ▁( including ▁the ▁card inals ' ▁brother , ▁T ad de o ▁Bar ber ini )