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that_o have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o great_a augustine_n church_n at_o paris_n the_o order_n be_v confer_v on_o they_o by_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr arpajon_n who_o be_v send_v thither_o on_o purpose_n by_o the_o king_n where_o monsieur_n martineau_n and_o des_fw-fr prés_fw-fr as_o herald_n and_o usher_n of_o the_o order_n officiate_v their_o place_n some_o day_n before_o the_o ceremony_n of_o installing_n the_o say_v knight_n at_o paris_n the_o king_n give_v the_o cross_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o late_a duke_n of_o beaufort_n in_o the_o month_n of_o december_n 1661._o who_o be_v then_o go_v out_o upon_o a_o expedition_n to_o sea_n who_o upon_o his_o return_n in_o 1663._o receive_v the_o collar_n of_o the_o order_n from_o his_o majesty_n upon_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o assumption_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o germains_n en_fw-fr say_v those_o of_o they_o that_o be_v still_o alive_a be_v 1._o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n 1._o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v prelate_n 1._o the_o archbishop_n of_o arles_n 2._o the_o bishop_n of_o mets._n 3._o the_o archbishop_n of_o paris_n 4._o the_o archbishop_n of_o lion_n other_o commander_n be_v 1._o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr chaune_n 2._o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr luynes_n 3._o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr crequy_n 4._o the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n 5._o the_o duke_n of_o st._n aignan_n 6._o the_o marquis_n the_o varde_n 7._o the_o count_n de_fw-fr beringhen_n 8._o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr montausier_n 9_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr polignac_n 10._o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr pompadour_n 11._o the_o marquis_n the_o gamache_n 12._o the_o marshal_n count_z d'_fw-fr estrade_n 13._o the_o count_n de_fw-fr guitault_n the_o rest_n be_v dead_a since_o that_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o confer_v the_o say_a order_n on_o the_o duke_n of_o mecklenburg_n on_o the_o first_o of_o november_n 1664._o