A new description of Paris containing a particular account of all the churches, palaces, monasteries ... with all other remarkable matters in that great and famous city / translated out of French.

The Hotel de CONDE'.

HEre lives Monsieur the Prince, first Prince of the Blood, with all his Illustrious Fami∣ly. The building of this House is not extraor∣dinary. It was formerly the Hôtel de Reiz, and being built at divers times by snatches, as conveniency would allow, the Symmetry was not over carefully observed; but as to the Furniture it is difficult to see any elsewhere more magnificent or more numerous. There are Pictures done by all the excellent Masters, extraordinary Tapistries, which did formerly belong to the illustrious House of Montmorency, and Jewels fairer than in any House of Europe. Here is also a Library very numerous, in which you may meet with some very curious Books and Writings extream rare. But that which you ought most to endeavour to see is the Gar∣den, which in a space of Ground small enough, shews all the beauties and singularities which Art and Nature joyned together can produce. There are here certain Rooms or Arbours, made by Hollanders, with abundance of Industry: At the end of each walk stands a small Triumphal Arch of the same work. In Summer this Gar∣den is full of Oranges and Jasmins, which makes the Walk here in the Evening most de∣licious.

In the Ruë Vaugirad, which ••uns along be∣fore Luxembourg House, stands the Little Hôtel de Bourbon, otherwise called the Little Luxem∣bourg,

which Cardinal de Richelieu caused to be beautified for his Niece the Dutchess of Ai∣guillon, with great Expence, as one may easily perceive by the Excellent Plafons, and more e∣specially that in the great Hall, which cost a great price: Here was in those days very mag∣nificent Furniture, and all sorts of Curiosities extreamly rare; but they have been since di∣spersed into several hands upon the Death of that Dutchess.

Hard by, and on the same side of the way, are the Nuns du Calvaire, of Saint Benet's Order▪ here Founded in the Year 1020. by Queen Mary of Medicis. Their Church and Convent hath nothing of extraordinary, no more than

The Convent of the Nuns du Precieux Sang, which stands in the same Street. A little high∣er is