VAYER (Francis de la Mothe le), a Parisian counsellor of state, and preceptor to the duke of Anjou, only brother to Lewis XIV. was born at Paris in 1588. He was admitted into the French academy in 1639; but his style was less polite than that of his fellow-academicians. He was a man of a regular conduct, like that of the ancient sages; however, his austerity and wisdom did not prevent his being accused of having no religion. This was probably founded on certain Dialogues written by him, and published under the name of Orasius Tubero, and upon his showing throughout his works in general too great an inclination to scepticism. He was greatly affected at the loss of his only son; and his grief disordered him so much, that he married again, though he was above 75, and had no reason to lament his first wife. He died in 1672, aged 84.