Magistrates of Parlement established uniform procedural codes for each of the royal courts and along with this, the importance of judicial responsibilities increased among Parlement members. Regard for legislative, administrative and judicial power became more about loyalty to the crown and interests expressed by the monarch rather than about serving local interests. Through this compliance with centralization of power, the actions of Parlement can be viewed as efforts made to satisfy the principle of royalty being sacred, an attribute of absolute monarchy as outlined by Bishop Bousset. Louis XIV established that another objective in his reform of France's hierarchy was to reform justice in the country, calling for the process of litigation to be streamlined to reduce cost and increase the productivity of Parlement. By assigning judicial powers to the monarch, Louis XIV effectively created a system that was dictated solely by his own decisions - a time and savings benefit for the country. As outlined in Proposition...
Parlement's compliance with the reformation of justice set forth by Louis XIV shows effort to honor the monarch.
To conclude, the propositions of absolutism as established by Bishop Bousset are evident through the actions of the Parlement of Paris in the years following the Fronde. With the re-organization of hierarchy in France set forth by Louis XIV, Parlement's responsibility to the crown became increased. Whereas prior to and during the Fronde, power was decentralized and served local interests, the Parlement of Paris strictly upheld the edict that such decisions were to be made by the king as he had been found to be anointed with divine power. While startling upon first inception, the changes brought about by Louis XIV increased France's influence in Europe. His establishment of power over the church and state also redefined the reach of a monarch's influence throughout other European countries.
