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. ...
Author
Wolley, Richard, fl. 1667-1694.
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London :: Printed for Gilbert Cownly ...,
1687.
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France -- Court and courtiers.
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Of his Ecclesiastical Officers, who are

A Chief Almoner, who is the Bishop of Manse, whose Salary is 2000 l.

One Confessour 2000 l. One Master of the Ora∣tory 1200 l. One Master of the Chappel and Mu∣sick, 900 l. standing Wages, and 600 l. Board-Wages: One Almoner in Ordinary, 700 l. stand∣ing Wages, and 500 l. Gratulty; Four Almoners quarterly Waiters, at 240 l. each, and four other Honorary, or Titular Almoners at the same allow∣ance: One Preacher in Ordinary 600 l. One Chap∣lain in Ordinary 400 l. Four other Chaplains quar∣terly Waiters, at 200 l. each; One Clerk of the Chappel in Ordinary, 240 l. Four Clerks of the Chappel quarterly Waiters, at 100 l. each; Two Grooms of the Chappel serving by the half year, at 300 l. each; and one Almoner, and one Con∣fessour for the Houshold, 60 l. each.

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