Note 362 — Chapter XVI · 1773. ABOLITION OF THE ORDER.
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Crét. vol. v. p. 326. He quotes the No. 14 of the Lettres inédites D’Aubeterre. We have not an opportunity of verifying these letters, and must rest on his authority. St Priest says that it was, on the contrary, De Bernis who promised to the ambassadors to consult Ganganelli; but however it is, what appears incontestable is, that Ganganelli was consulted.