CASTLE OF VERSAILLES (78). CHARGE OF THE READER OF THE ROY'S - Lot 143

CASTLE OF VERSAILLES (78). CHARGE OF THE READER OF THE ROY'S ROOM contracted by Jean Bonnaventure Lelay Lord of Guebriant on August 11, 1737. File containing 12 documents, Louis XV period, concerning the prerogatives of this office (Descriptions of charges, Release of its registration, letters from the Grand Chamberlain. Excerpt: "All the entrances to the King's house, at the Grand and Petit Coucher du Roy, at the very beginning. Read in front of the King when he asks for it (this happens very rarely). Pray in the King's Chamber when there is no first or ordinary chaplain (this hardly ever happens). Accommodation wherever the Roy is. It is usually given by the Roy. It is always necessary to contact the great Marshal of the logis du Roy who distributes the accommodation (it is good to be amy)..."