Note 409 — Chapter XVII
Henry Vizetelly translation
In this letter Louis XIV. thought it right to explain why, after having authorised the marriage of Lauzun with Mademoiselle, he had withdrawn his word. The letter is dated December 19, 1670. It is amongst the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, section France, vol. cxcii. p. 150.—See Madame de Montespan et Louis XIV., by M. P. Clément, p. 32.