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BG.721.012
21-28 Aug 1721:12 (92)
Paris, June 14. On the 12th instant, being the Feast of the
Holy Sacrament, the host was carried in procession from St.
Germain l'Auxerois, the parish of the Louvre, to the Chapel
of the Tuilleries, where the King met it at the first,
court-door, the crown tapestry being spread there on that
occasion, and his Majesty receiving the benediction,
accompanied the host to the Chapel, while a motet was sung
to musick . . . [11 lines] A fine theatre is preparing in
the large garden of the Tuilleries, where the same plays are
to be performed that were acted on the 6th instant before
the King by the Jesuits scholars : His Majesty being so
much pleased with its performance, that several of the young
nobility have been instructed to learn the parts, in order
to act it again for his entertainment . . .
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