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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Title: 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.
Publication: London :: Printed for Gilbert Cownly ...,; 1687.
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Subject terms: France -- Court and courtiers.
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The Agents are

1. An Auditor of the Nunciature, the Abbot Laury.
2. The Agent for the Elector Palatine, and o∣ther Princes of the Empire, is M. John le Breton.
3. And for the Elector of Brandenburg, the Hans Towns, and Landgraviate of Hessen, M. Bek.

And for the Dukes of Weymar, M.....

When one Ambassador is relieved, or succeeded by another, at the arrival of the new they both go together to Court, whereas they are going to their Audience, he that is relieved, still takes the upper hand of the new one; but when they come back from their Audience, the new Comer, or Succes∣sour, takes place of the other: But if an Ambassa∣dor only in Ordinary be sent to relieve one that is Ambassador Extraordinary, the Extraordinary Am∣bassador takes the upper hand, both in going to, and coming from Audience.