C’est vous, etc. Psalm cxliv

Page 162 . — 1. ces princes. The new Prince of Conde, his son, the Duke of Bourbon, and his cousin, the Prince of Conti, who represented the family at the ceremony.

2. ce religieux pontife. The Archbishop of Paris, Francois de Harlay (1625-1695), who officiated at the mass.

3. excellente = superieure, The Latin excellens. In this Oration even more perhaps than in the one on Madame, the meanings of Latin words encroach on their French derivatives.