▁an ▁ess ay , ▁, ▁which ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁prize ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁composed , ▁but ▁pleased ▁Br iss ot ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁he ▁printed ▁it ▁in ▁vol . ▁v ii . ▁of ▁his ▁. ▁ ▁P ét ion ' s ▁next ▁works , ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁pri ests , ▁confirmed ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁bold ▁reform er . ▁He ▁also ▁attacked ▁long - h eld ▁An ci en ▁Rég ime ▁trad itions ▁such ▁as ▁prim ogen iture , ▁acc using ▁it ▁of ▁div iding ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁into ▁" pro let ari ans ▁and ▁col oss al ▁properties ." ▁Later ▁works ▁p enn ed ▁by ▁P ét ion ▁include ▁his ▁account ▁of ▁H ait i ▁entitled ▁"" ▁( 1 7 9 0 ) ▁and ▁"" ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁ch ides ▁France ▁for ▁its ▁cor ruption . ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Est ates - General ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁T iers ▁E tat ▁for ▁Chart res . ▁Both ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁T iers ▁E tat ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁P ét ion ▁showed ▁himself ▁a ▁radical ▁leader . ▁Although ▁Pet ion ▁was ▁over shadow ed ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁by ▁such ▁or ators ▁as ▁Mira be au ▁and ▁Bar na ve , ▁his ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Gir ond in ▁leader ▁Br iss ot ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁helpful ▁advice ▁on ▁political ▁conduct . ▁He