ÖNB: Cod. 6968 Han
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- Cod. 6968, 6971, 6972 and 6966: Philippe de Gentil marquis de Langallerie Lieutenant général des armées de France et Général-Feldt-Maréchal, Lieutenant au Civil de l’Empereur Charles VI., Journal comencé a Cassel 1. Avril 1713 et achevé a Stade 13. Juin 1716. Incip.: „J'ay cessé descrire dans ce journal... “ Expl.: '„puis fonction du soir a l'ordinaire. “ Autographon auctoris.
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1713
April
October
26 Kassel: Langallerie worked on his project. (fol. 1018)
30 Kassel: Langallerie is making good progress on his project. (fol. 1021)
November
6 Kassel: Langallerie consults the oracle to find out whether he should work on his project on Sundays. The answer was no. (fol. 1025)
10 Kassel: Lagallerie worked on his project and on his answer to Mr Faucher (or Fauchère). (fol. 1027)
13 Kassel: Langallerie finished his answer to Mr Faucher. He consulted the oracle twice: once to find out whether he should have Melle La Serre (?), grand-daughter of Mr de l'Aumon, write for his project (answer = no), and once to find out whether he sould augment or keep […] the letter in response to Mr Fauchère (answer = no). Caboce visited Langallerie afterwards to read him the Gazette, which contained an article from the Bishop of Cambray (Fénélon) exhorting his parishioners to read the Holy Scriptures. Langallerie whipped his eldest son. Caboce visited him for the third time on that day and Langallerie read him his response to Mr Fauchère (fol. 1029-1030)
14 Kassel: Langallerie wrote to the Queen Mother of Denmark. (fol. 1030)
15 Kassel: Langallerie visited Mr Faucher, minister of the new French town, and spent the day reading him his project and the response he had prepared. He then consulted the oracle to find out whether the prayer he plans to insert in the middle of his work should be written in verse or prose. The answer was in verse. (fol. 1031)
17 Kassel: Langallerie visited Caboce after church, then went back home and reorganised his bookshelves. The top four shelves were dedicated to books dealing Protestantism. Below were the books he borrowed, then history and profane books and on the bottom shelves Roman Catholic books. (fol. 1032)
18 Kassel: Langallerie paid for an annual subscription of 10 écus to receive La Gazette de Hollande, Les Clés du cabinet, Le Mercure Historique and four almanacs starting from 1714. (fol. 1032)
20 Kassel: Langallerie met with an Italian proselyte, who recently arrived in Kassel to teach Italian. He consulted the oracle to find out whether he should hire Meyer's Danish nephew for his project. The answer was no. (fol. 1034).
21 Kassel: Langallerie consulted the oracle before going to bed to find out whether he should address the epistle to his book to his wife or to the Queen of Denmark. The answer was to the Queen of Denmark. He consulted again to know whether he should have a stamp on the cover of his book. The answer was no. (fol. 1035)
23 Kassel: Langallerie consulted the oracle to find out whether he should address French Reformed Churches for the third time to raise money for his project. The answer was no. (fol. 1037)
28 Kassel: Langallerie's minister de l'Aumont died this morning. (fol. 1041)
29 Kassel: Langallerie wrote to Mr Icard and Mr Liber Meyer. He then worked on his project and wrote three or four letters. (fol. 1042)
