When was it published?

July 10, 1752 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News July 10, 1752

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

The King, Archbishop Of Paris, M. D'argenson

Q: What keywords are associated?

Paris Archbishop Assemblies, King Suppression Order, D'argenson Mandate Seizure

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

In Paris on April 28, the French King ordered War Minister d'Argenson to end assemblies at the Archbishop's palace and suppress a printed mandate, resulting in broken printing forms and seizure of five distributed copies.

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Paris Au jour d'hui, April 28. The King having been informed that the Archbishop of Paris held at his Palace frequent Assemblies, ordered M. d'Argenson, Minister of War to put a Stop to them; that Minister, after having executed the King's Orders, and receiving Intelligence that the Archbishop had prepared a Mandate, which was in the Press, and would appear in a few Days, immediately went to the Printer's, and caused the Forms to be broken; and having heard that six Copies were distributed, he caused the Houses of the Persons who had them to be searched, and found five.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs Political

What keywords are associated?

Paris Archbishop Assemblies King Suppression Order D'argenson Mandate Seizure

What entities or persons were involved?

The King Archbishop Of Paris M. D'argenson

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Event Date

April 28

Key Persons

The King Archbishop Of Paris M. D'argenson

Outcome

assemblies stopped; printing forms broken; five of six distributed copies found and seized

Event Details

The King ordered M. d'Argenson, Minister of War, to stop frequent assemblies at the Archbishop of Paris's palace. After executing the order, d'Argenson learned of a mandate in press, went to the printer's to break the forms, and searched houses for distributed copies, finding five out of six.