We find in History, that Lewis the Seventh, called the Young, built the Chappel of St. Satur∣nine, in the Oval-Court of the Palace of Fountain-bleau, in the year 1160. In it, there is one Cap∣tain or Governour, who is stiled Captain, Keeper, and Governour of the Forest of Biévre, and of the Burrough and Castle-Royal of Fountain-bleau: par∣ticular Master of the Waters and Forests of the Bailywick of Melun, and Provostship of Moret; and Captain of the Game of the said places, and of the Woods and Thickets of Brie, and Captain, Master, and Keeper of the Keys of the House, Castle, Gar∣dens, Parks, Fountains, and Channels, or Canals of Fountain-bleau. Next are, First, Several Officers of the Buildings, and Keepers of the Apartments and Pavillons, or distinct Bodies of Buildings there∣unto belonging: Secondly, For the Game; and Thirdly, For the Waters and Forests of the same.
The present state of France containing a general description of that kingdom corrected and purged from the many gross mistakes in the French copy, enriched with additional observations and remarks of the new compiler, and digested into a method conformable to that of the state of England / by R.W. ...
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- The present state of France containing a general description of that kingdom corrected and purged from the many gross mistakes in the French copy, enriched with additional observations and remarks of the new compiler, and digested into a method conformable to that of the state of England / by R.W. ...
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- Wolley, Richard, fl. 1667-1694.
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- London :: Printed for Gilbert Cownly ...,
- 1687.
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"The present state of France containing a general description of that kingdom corrected and purged from the many gross mistakes in the French copy, enriched with additional observations and remarks of the new compiler, and digested into a method conformable to that of the state of England / by R.W. ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27526.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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Of Fountain-Bleau.