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MG-A(G.761.028
23 Jul 1761:13 (846)
The French King has written a letter to the Archbishop of
Paris, desiring him to order Te Deum to be sung in all the
churches of his diocese for the advantages gained by his
army under Marshal Broglio, which letter concludes thus: "It
is to the God of armies we are to return thanks for the
advantages he has deigned to dispense to us. Let us join
thereto the most fervent prayers, that he may touch the
hearts of our enemies with the calamities occasioned by the
scourge of war, and dispose them to listen to propositions
of peace; wherein I shall be ever ready to acquiesce, for
the good of mankind, and of the people whom I govern. In
writing this letter, my intention is that you cause Te Deum,
&c. At Versailles, the 3d of April, 1761. signed Louis.
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