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AWM.721.007
9-16 Nov 1721:12 (100)
Paris, August 27. The 25th instant being the festival of
the Saint whose name the King bears, the Carmeletes, whose
convent is in the Square Milbert, went in procession to
present the bless'd bread to His Majesty; and as they came
through the Street De la Feronarie where King Henry IV. was
murder'd, they sung a De profundis for the repose of the
soul of the King: a ceremony yearly observ'd by those monks
on St. Louis's Day. The same day the King receiv'd the
compliments of the Princes and Princesses of the blood, of
the lords and ladies of the court, and of the foreign
ministers. The 24 violins that play'd that morning at the
King's levee, play'd likewise at his dinner; and in the
evening the musick of the opera, together with all the best
musicians in this city, went according to custom and gave
his Majesty a fine consort of voices and instruments; after
which there was play'd off in the garden of the Tuiellries
one of the finest fireworks that was ever seen: . . . [44
line description of fireworks program]
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