object_n from_o his_o majesty_n eye_n which_o be_v not_o very_o agreeable_a to_o he_o the_o which_o revive_v the_o thought_n of_o former_a transaction_n may_v prove_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr enguien_n his_n son_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o after_o the_o peace_n of_o nimwegen_n nay_o ever_o since_o the_o prince_n retire_v to_o chantilly_n his_o highness_n receive_v grievous_a mortification_n when_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n be_v marry_v to_o mademoiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr blois_n the_o king_n daughter_n by_o madam_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr velliere_n the_o prince_n have_v the_o vexation_n to_o find_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o contract_n of_o marriage_n he_o be_v to_o sign_n 1655._o 〈◊〉_d title_n of_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n which_o have_v alâ—ays_o be_v give_v he_o be_v omit_v and_o thereâ—â—â—â—_n when_o mounseur_fw-fr colbert_n present_v the_o say_a contraâ—â—_n to_o he_o to_o sign_n it_o he_o refuse_v it_o and_o go_v to_o â—â—â—plain_v to_o the_o king_n about_o it_o who_o have_v hear_v 〈◊〉_d answer_v with_o a_o disoblige_a tone_n sign_n coâ—sin_n 〈◊〉_d whereupon_o the_o prince_n make_v a_o great_a bow_n do_v sign_n he_o be_v likewise_o reduce_v to_o the_o hardship_n of_o doâ—â—ng_v his_o rank_n upon_o all_o occasion_n with_o the_o king_n be_v natural_a son_n for_o in_o order_n to_o please_v he_o and_o to_o make_v his_o court_n he_o behave_v himself_o towards_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v his_o equal_n though_o never_o so_o young_a moreover_o when_o the_o prince_n of_o câ—â—de_n be_v marry_v the_o king_n have_v make_v inquiry_n whether_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n have_v visit_v count_n 〈◊〉_d vermandois_n brother_n of_o mademoiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr blois_n the_o prince_n who_o have_v not_o make_v that_o visit_n be_v inform_v therewith_o immediate_o wait_v upon_o he_o to_o congratulate_v his_o sister_n marriage_n with_o his_o nephew_n and_o whereas_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr vermandois_n take_v but_o a_o fold_v chair_n for_o himself_o and_o cause_v a_o arm-chair_n to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o prince_n dare_v not_o accept_v it_o and_o sit_v upon_o a_o foldingâ—chair_n like_v he_o the_o king_n be_v extreme_o please_v thereat_o and_o yet_o he_o tell_v the_o prince_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v he_o cousin_n you_o shall_v have_v take_v the_o arm-chair_n i_o expect_v that_o vermandois_n shall_v respect_v you_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n give_v several_a other_o instance_n of_o his_o care_n to_o please_v the_o king_n by_o the_o esteem_n and_o singular_a consideration_n he_o express_v towards_o his_o majesty_n natural_a son_n i_o say_v he_o give_v other_o instance_n of_o it_o in_o the_o same_o conjuncture_n in_o the_o manner_n i_o be_o go_v to_o relate_v he_o be_v very_a earnest_n in_o discourse_n with_o some_o courtier_n the_o duke_n dâ—_n maine_n and_o some_o other_o young_a lord_n be_v at_o play_n near_o they_o and_o make_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o noise_n which_o 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the_o conduct_n of_o life_n and_o indeed_o he_o correct_v in_o his_o retirement_n divers_a defect_n that_o have_v tarnish_v the_o lustre_n of_o his_o gloryâ—_n he_o impart_v his_o knowledge_n to_o some_o his_o counsel_n to_o other_o and_o give_v mark_n of_o his_o affection_n to_o all_o the_o most_o ambitious_a courtier_n and_o those_o that_o be_v most_o fix_v to_o the_o court_n often_o go_v to_o study_v that_o great_a man_n in_o his_o retirement_n and_o always_o come_v back_o with_o some_o improvement_n chantilly_n be_v only_o frequent_v by_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o by_o such_o who_o have_v wit_n enough_o to_o delight_v in_o hear_v that_o prince_n relate_v the_o divers_a event_n of_o his_o life_n 1680._o and_o a_o thousand_o other_o curious_a thing_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v so_o agreeable_o upon_o all_o the_o subject_n he_o speak_v on_o insomuch_o that_o whereas_o chantilly_n abound_v equal_o in_o thing_n useful_a and_o agreeable_a those_o who_o be_v there_o forget_v all_o other_o 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