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. ...

The most remarkable persons of this Academy, that have signalized themselves by their works, and are deceased since the Institution of this Society, were

• M. Maynard.
• M. Malleville.
• M. Voiture.
• M. Boissat.
• M. Scudery.
• Boilean.
• M. des Marêts.
• The Famous Peter Cor∣neille.
• M. Vaugelas.
• M. Balzac.
• M. Serizay.
• M. St. Amand.
• M. d' Ablancourt.
• Hardouin de Perefixe, late Archbishop of Paris.
• M. de Gomberville.
• M. de Mezeray.

We expect daily from this Illustrious Society, a French Grammar and Dictionary, by which people may be directed how to speak and write French correctly.

Queen Christine of Suedeland honoured this So∣ciety with a visit, to which she was Conducted by the late Chancellour Seguier, on Monday the 11th of March, 1658. They performed before her Ma∣jesty in their ordinary places, their usual Exercises and Conferences, with which her Majesty signified her self highly satisfied.

On the 8th of June, 1669. there was a Royal Academy establisht at Arles, composed of twenty Gentlemen Natives, and Inhabitants of the same City, with the like Priviledges as have those of Paris; of which, the Duke of St. Aignan is Prote∣ctor. The Patents for that purpose, were verified the same day, in the Parliament of Provence, since which, in the year 1677. their number was aug∣mented to twenty.

One of these, named M. de Guion, is writing the History of the present King in Latin.

There is also an Academy Royal at Soissons, esta∣blished

there in the Month of June, 1675. of which, the Cardinal d' Etrées is Protector.

Another at Ville-Franche in Beaujolois, of which, the Archbishop of Lyons is Protector.

And another at Nîmes, which was opened the 8th of September, 1682.