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abbess abbey Abraham Bosse ancien régime Archbishop of Paris army become better Bishop Boileau Bossuet bourgeois called captain cavalry Challes château Church clergy Côme command commendam contemporary convent Corvée course Court courtier Crown curé daughter Dragonnades Duchesse Duke duties edict fact favour Fénelon France French galley Gallican gentleman girl give hand Huguenot infantry instance Intendant Jansenism Jansenist Jouarre King King's lady live louis d'or Louis XIV Louvois Maintenon Marquis matter Mazarin Mémoires mistress Mlle Molière never noble nuns officers Paris parish passe volant Patin peasant perhaps Pope Port-Royal priest Prince province Quietism Racine régime regiment reign religious royal seems seigneur servants seventeenth century Sévigné Simon soldiers surgeons Taille tion town troops turn Ultramontanes Versailles village whilst whole wine writing XIV's