Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	france_n	king_n	13,454	5	4.0142	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38954	An Exact relation of the grand ceremony of the marraige of Charles the II the most Catholick king, with the most illustrious princess Mademoiselle Marie Louise d'Orleans, neice to the High and Mighty Monarch Charles the II, King of Great Britain, by the mothers, and to Lewis the XIV, the present French king, by the father's side as it was performed at Fontainbleau by Cardinal Bouillon, the Prince of Conti being proxey in behalf of the most Catholick king / by an eye-witness, as it was printed at Paris, and faithfully translated.	Eye witness.	1679 (1679)	Wing E3690; ESTC R31470	10,849	12

elbow-Chair behind her The Princes and Princesses that attended her ascended the Scaffold and placed themselves upon the right and left hand of the King and Queen after the manner of an Amphitheater Upon the right hand of the King was Monsieur the Dauphin Madam Madamoiselle de Valois Madam the Grand Dutchess the Prince of Roche sur Yon Madamoiselle de Blois Madamoiselle de Nantes and the Duke of Vernevel Upon the left of the Queen were Monsieur Madamoiselle Madamoiselle D' Orleans Madam de Guise the Count of Vermandiise the Duke of Maine and the Dutchess of Vernevel In the interim the Chevalier de Lorrain accompanied by the Marquess of Rhodes Grand Master of the Ceremonies and by the Sieur de Bonnevil Introductor of Ambassadors were gone in the Kings Coaches to fetch the Marquess de les Balbasez whose Lodgings were in the White-horse Court and having crossed the whole Court where was drawn up a Company of the French Guards and another of Switzers the Drums of which Companies beat all the while he conducted him to the Prince of Conti who received him at the end of the Court and walked not above two paces before him Then the Ambassador desired him to go the King in order to the Betrothments As they came out the Prince of Conti went first and they took Coach in the Kings Coach at the foot of the Horse-shoo-stairs alighted at the Sphinx Stair-case where a hundred of the Guard of Switzers were ranged on each side of the Stairs At the door of the Guard-Hall they were received by the Duke of Luxemburgh Captain of the Guards of the Body who conducted him into the Kings Cabinet where the Prince of Conti entred having the Ambassador on his right hand and the Chevalier de Lorrain on his left After which the Prince of Conti went and placed himself between Madam the Grand Dutchess and the Prince of Roche sur Yon and the Ambassador applied himself to the King to complement him in behalf of the King of Spain be-covered while he spoke as were all the Princes of the Royal Family and the Chevalier de Lorrain also At what time they ascended the Scaffold of State the Chancellor of France ascended also and took his place according to custom at the right hand of the Chair of State The Duke of Gesures the Marquess of Gesures the D. of St. Agnan and the Lord of Beauvilliers first Gentlemen of the Chamber the Prince of Marsillac Grand Master of the Wardrobe the Marquess of Tilladel Master of the Wardrobe ascended the Scaffold likewise to place themselves behind the King while the D. of Montausier put himself behind the Dauphin as first Gentleman of his Chamber When the Ambassador had ended his Complement he retreated to the side of the Scaffold over-against the King where he stayed with the Chevalier of Lorrain upon his left hand Then the Sieur Pompone advanced toward the Table and so soon as the King and the Queen were seated in their Chairs of State he read with a loud voice the beginning of the Contract But he had scarce read over one part of the Conditions before the King told him it was enough and presently sign'd the Contract The Queen Monsieur the Dauphin the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family sign'd also underneath in the same Column and afterwards the Ambassador sign'd alone upon the other column When the Contract was sign'd the Cardinal of Bouillon enter'd accouter'd in his Pontifical Habits attended by the Bishop d' Alet and the Abbot of St. Luc the Kings Almoners by Peter de la Chaise the Kings Confessor and other Ecclesiasticks belonging to the Kings Chappel and seated himself in a Chair of State placed upon the Scaffold just opposite to the King Presently Madamoiselle led by Monsieur the Dauphin and by Monsieur made their approaches and the Prince of Conti having put himself upon her right hand presented the King of Spain's Procuration and the Pope's Dispensation to the Cardinal who after that pursued the Ceremonies of Betrothment He demanded of the Prince of Conti Whether or no he did not promise in the Name of Charles the Second King of Spain to take Marie Louise of Orleans then present for his Wife Upon which the Prince of Conti made his obeysance to the King and besought his leave Which done he ask'd Madamoiselle Whether or no she promised to take the King of Spain for her Husband Who before she answer'd turn'd her self toward the King and Queen Monsieur and Madam and with a profound reverence begg'd their permission The Affiance thus compleated the Cardinal Bouillon retir'd The Prince of Conti accompanied by the Ambassador of Spain returned to his Chamber The Queen attended by Madam Madamoiselle and the other Princesses of the Royal House return'd to their Apartment and set themselves to order all things in reference to the Marriage which was to be consummated the next day The Great Chappel of the Castle was chosen for that Ceremony The great Altar of this Chappel fronts the great Gate and there are eight small chappels on each side From the bottom of the two first of which on both sides the Altar was raised a stately foot-pace for the Cardinal Over the great Gate were Amphitheaters built for the Musick All along the Cornish from the Amphitheaters to the Altar and in all the Overtures of the little Chappels were made Balconies for the Persons of Quality who were not concerned in the Ceremony In the midst of the Chappel somewhat nearer the Grand Altar than the door there was raised a kind of a high Scaffold with a Canopy of State with an ascent of three steps on the side whereof stood a fair Altar to say Mass at covered with a Canopee of Violet Velvet embroidered with Flowerdeluces of Gold parted into three parts by two double Valance The Scaffold was spread with a Persian Carpet of Tapestree the Ground whereof was Gold and over this Tapestry a foot-cloth of Violet Velvet powder'd with Flowerdeluces of Gold which covered all the kneeling-place before the Altar and half the Scaffold All the Balconies also were spread with Persian-Tapestry whose Ground was Tissue Near the Altar upon the Epistle-side were raised three seats for the Clergy and a little lower toward the high Canopy three others for the Councel On the other side were three more for the Embassadors over-against the Clergy and three for the Secretaries of State over-against the Council and of each side of the high Canopy one for the Knights of the Order All the seats were covered with blew Velvet powdered with Flowerdeluces of Gold In the Morning the Duke of Luxemburgh Captain of the Guards of the body had placed his Guards at all the Entrances into the Chappel to prevent confusion At Ten of the Clock the Chancellor of France habited in his Violet Sattin Robes lin'd with Crimson attended by the Councellers of State and Masters of Requests in their Robes of black Sattin and square