</s> ▁Louis ▁de ▁B éch am el , ▁mar quis ▁de ▁No int el ▁( 1 6 3 0 – 1 7 0 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁financi er ▁and ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁arts . ▁ ▁Life ▁Son ▁of ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁B éch ame il , ▁Louis ▁was ▁a ▁rich ▁tax ▁far mer ▁and ▁super int endent ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Or lé ans ; ▁he ▁was ▁int endant ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁général ité ▁of ▁T ours . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 7 , ▁B éch ame il ▁bought ▁the ▁mar quis at ▁of ▁No int el ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁Louis ▁XIV ' s ▁head ▁ste ward . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁re organisation ▁of ▁the ▁Brit t any ▁kingdom ' s ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Account s ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁a ▁commission ▁( 1 6 8 0 ) ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁led ▁by ▁B éch ame il ▁de ▁No int el , ▁as ▁an ▁int endant ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁report ▁to ▁att est ▁what ▁he ▁saw . ▁This ▁document , ▁which ▁mentions ▁the ▁fra ud s ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ' s ▁depos its , ▁shows ▁the ▁fav ors ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁crown ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁end ▁such ▁ab uses , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁law ▁proposed ▁by ▁Charles ▁Col bert ▁to ▁the ▁Brit t any ▁Chamber ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 8 , ▁B éch ame il ▁published ▁another ▁document