Royal Palm Sunday Observances From Versailles Report
Versailles April 18 The King and Queen attended Mass and the Palm Blessing in the Royal Chapel on Palm Sunday. They heard sermons, assisted in the Tribunal, and the King washed the feet of twelve poor men. The Queen served the same, with other court rituals described. A private audience with foreign envoys and further church ceremonies are noted, plus a royal obituary line and a political oath remark. The report closes with a comment on an oath and a local death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince de Combes
Count D’eu
Abbe Brosfeau
Musick
d’Eu
Julian
Cardinal de Fleury
Roustille
Angers
Aix
Duke of Bourbon
Prince de Conti
Dauphin
Abbe le Fevre
Verdun
Marquess de Chalmiazel
Mesdames de France
Mademoisvlle de Clermont
Tenebres
Prince de Craon
Poland
Lorrain
Sieur de Verneuil
Rice
Solar
Sardinia
Paris
Luneville
John Baptist Cottel
Affidavit Dispute Over Truth and Influence
On April 14 1737 a person signs an affidavit in the Daily Post denying being influenced to swear falsely. The author claims never met Mr Sharp and asserts sworn honesty while resisting further paper warfare. The missive defends character and requests an inquiry into claims about Mr Sharp and the involved parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Post
Sharp
Port News Summary Showcasing April Ship Arrivals and Departures
In Falmouth and nearby ports on April dates, vessels including the Stentor Fitzpatrick and St Catherine Roberts sail for Havre and the Canaries respectively, with Hanover Packet and Townsend Packet awaiting for Lisbon and Corunna. Dartmouth records arrivals and departures including Hanfley for the Baltick and Mary for London, while Pool notes the Success sailing to Cadiz. Cowes, Deal, and Deal report multiple ships yet to depart or arrived, listing routes to Bremen Dublin Chester and the East, with arrivals Buckston and Duke of Lorrain. Gravesend observes numerous arrivals from Havre Malaga Guernsey Figaro Lisbon Oporto Seville Faro and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Falmouth
Fitzpatrick
Cette
Havre
St. Catherine
Roberts
Rotterdam
Canaries
Hope
Strum
Norway
Truro
Hanover
Lisbon
Townsend
Corunna
Dartmouth
Hanfley
Holman
Mary, Wood
Barcelona
London
Philip
Anne
Bowell
Caine
Providence
Bugg
Long Sound
Pool
Jolliffe
Cadiz
Cowes
Carolina
Gibbs
Bremen
Duke of Lorrain
Bass
Aperters Adams
Hambourg
Deal
Fly
Denstoe
Crawforth
Harrison
Dublin
Prince
Bowles
Chester
Hare
Baker
Carthagena
St. Quintin
Pettett
Francis
Abbott
East
Buckston
Wamfley
May
Wind N. E
Gravesend
Arriv
Darell
Swan
Ellis
Malaga
Daniel
John
Lampier
Guernsey
Rammigate
Nathaniel
Figara
Blake
Charles
Holmes
Oporto
Sanders
Hooper
Ditto
Romney- Marth
Baffect
Seville
Mercer
Faro
Uniform Rules for Officers In Army And Royal Baptism News
London reports an ordinance mandating that officers wear standard uniforms with specific materials and no adornments, under pain of suspension. Updates cover the Dauphin baptism ceremony, royal family members, and attendance rules for the Royal Chapel. Also noted are weathered ships, drownings, and local deaths, with social events and a theatre schedule in London and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Foot
Dragoons
Elbeuf
Cardinal de Rohan
France
Duke of Orleans
Mesdames de France
M. Dangervilliers
Versailles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duke of Cumberland
Dutchess of Northumberland
Hollis-street
Throgmore
Windsor
Augustus Schutz
Brook-street
Grosvenor-flreet
Samuel Dashwood
Earl Pawlet
New Bondstreet
Collington
Feley
Archdeacon Stubbs
St. Bride’s
Fishmongers Hall
Benjamin Rawlins
Ely
Hind-Court
Maid- Lane
Southwark
Lambeth
Chiswick
Hammersmith
Barnes
Deptford
Tay
Crief
Shire of
Perth
John Moore
Excite
Tolbooth
Gottenburgh
Sweden
Dunkirk
Spain
Holland
Gloucester
Saunders
Wotton-Underedge
St. Peter’s
Hland
Antigua
William Saunders
St.Michael’s
Bristol
Arthur Jotham
Charville
Mall
Theatre-Royal
Drury-Lane
Zafle Alamede
Covent-Garden
King Henry the Fourth
Theatre - Royal
Lincoln’s - Inn Fields
Fryar
Tiimemph
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