Note 98 — Chapter VII
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After he succeeded his brother on the throne, he appeared, on one occasion at a Court ball, his face rouged and powdered, the body of his doublet cut low, like a woman’s, with long sleeves falling to the ground, and a string of pearls round his neck.
“Si qu’au premier abord, chacun étoit en peine S’il voyoit un roi femme ou bien un homme reine.”