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are the most considerable, one called L'Abbaye aux Hommes, or the
Holy Trinity for Men, founded by William the Conquerer Duke of Normandy
the other Abbaye aux Dames, for Ladies of Quality founded by Queen Matilda
the Conquerer's wife — both very riche; there is likewise a University
and Academies besides — and seems to be a place very well —
calculated for Study, as it is a considerable distance from Paris,
& free from dissipation or the means of dissipation so fatal to youth.
among the English at Caen, Charles found some of his Schoolfellows
Wyndham next Brother to Lord Egremont & Henry Pelham, second
Son of the present Lord Pelham — but tho' we found Caen in all
other respects agreeable, I had not been long there before I began to
suffer from the Stone Floors, wch
which are comon to the best Houses there
& our Chamber & Dining Room were not only paved with large
Square Stone, but the windows were to the North so as yt the Sun
never entered, wch struck such a Cold into my feet & Legs & by
wch I contracted such a disorder in my Stomach, that I concluded
I had got the Gout, & finding my disorder not only continue but —
increase I cod bear it no longer, & was reduced to the Necessity
of leaving Caen, I gave my Wife the Choice of going to London or
Paris, you may imagine wch had her preference, more especially
as the young folkes were to stay in France; accordingly at the
End of five weeks, we quitted Caen & bent our Course this Way,
and when we were got to St Germain en Laye within Ten Miles
of Paris, we were so charmed with the Place yt we cod not help
wishing to make some stay there, & by means of an old first —
Officer in the French Service we took an appartment near the
Palace, called the Castle, in a place called Le Manege, wch answered
to the Stable yard in St James, & wch <sic>adjoin'd to the Royal Gardens
where there is a most delightful Terrace, from whence one is
entertained with Beauties of Prospect nearly equal to those of
Richmond & Windsor united: here we were very conveniently &
happily settled, & made some Visits to Paris, where we were informed
that there were to be great Festivities at Versailles, wch is not
above Six miles from St Germaine, & on waiting on Coll St Paul
the British Charge d'affaires, we were furnished with Letters
of admission at these Festivities wch were to be on account of the
marriage of Madame Clothilde the King's Sister with the Prince of
Piedmond Eldest Son of the King of Sardinia — accordingly one Day
we were at the Celebration of the Marriage in the Chappel of Versailles
wh another Day at a Ball Pare, another Day, at a Play performed
at the Opera House in the Palace — by wch means we saw the
King, Queen, Royal Family & Court of France in its utmost
splendour & magnificence, calling one Day, upon an old Friend of mine
who has a most superb Hotel here, we were pressed to take a Bed
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