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English Chronicle of War News and Clergy Wealth
Reports detail French and allied movements from Douay to Catalonia with Villars in reserve, siege breaches near Douay, and expected surrender. Observations on French church wealth note 18 archbishopricks 114 bishopricks and a 312 million livre annual revenue while Royal plans include arming peasants near the Somme and reinforcing Provence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountainbleau
Dauphine
Netherlands
M. Villars
Iso
M. Albergotti
Douay
France
Toulon
Picardy
Somme
M. de Villars
Artois
Berry
Madamoisellet
Orleans
Rome
Philip
Corbins
Lerida
Segra
Staremberg
Balaguer
Ph'lin
Arenas
Garison
Estremadura
Duke of
St. Paul
Dourlens
Bapaume
Lifle
Tournay
States General
Antwerp
Hague
Charles
Catalonia
Italy
Ravelins
Holland
Brabant
Eugene
Berwick
Barcelona
Lettres Historiques
Cardinal de Noailles
Paris
Warin
Pas Conguys
Evess
John Holland
Alb. Windham
Norfolk
Duke of Devonshire