▁w ax , ▁and ▁then ▁burn ed . ▁Some ▁time ▁later , ▁he ▁retrieved ▁the ▁ball ▁from ▁the ▁fl ames ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Dev il ▁had ▁read ▁it . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁conf ession ▁Adam ▁Les age ▁was ▁arrested ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁La ▁Vo is in ▁during ▁the ▁Po ison ▁Aff air ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁alongside ▁abb é ▁Mari otte ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁monarch ▁himself , ▁charged ▁with ▁having ▁offici ated ▁at ▁black ▁masses . ▁He ▁conf essed ▁to ▁having ▁performed ▁mag ical ▁tasks ▁for ▁the ▁organisation , ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁all ▁been ▁cons , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁foo led ▁his ▁colle agues ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁clients . ▁▁ ▁In ▁July - August ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁La ▁Vo is in ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February , ▁her ▁daughter ▁Mar guer ite ▁Mon vo is in , ▁made ▁a ▁full ▁conf ession , ▁reve aling ▁the ▁client ▁list ▁of ▁her ▁mother , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁king ' s ▁mist ress ▁Madame ▁de ▁Mont es pan , ▁and ▁the ▁a ph ro dis ia cs , ▁black ▁masses ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁ordered ▁by ▁Mont es pan . ▁Minister ▁Lou vo is ▁now ▁promised ▁Les age ▁his ▁freedom ▁if ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁complete ▁conf ession . ▁The ▁conf ession ▁made ▁by ▁Les age ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁