Ar-Lamech of Sirap's Songs Rescued from the Deluge

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Louis, by the grace of God, King of Fran-
ce & of Navarre. To our beloved and loyal
Counselors, the members of our Courts of
Parliament, Masters of Requests in ordinary
of our Household, Great Council, Provost of
Paris, Bailiffs, Seneschals, their civil Lieute-
nants and others of our Justices to whom it
appertains: Greetings. Our beloved Lord
Maréchal Sylvain Maréchal (1750–1803) was a French writer and poet, though he later became known for his radical atheism and revolutionary politics. has shown Us that he desires
to have printed and given to the Public a
Work of his composition entitled, New
Psalms original: "Pseaumes nouveaux" if it would please us to grant
him our letters of permission necessary
for this. For these causes, wanting favor-
ably to treat the Petitioner, we have per-
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have the said Work printed as many times
as shall seem good to him and to have it sold
and distributed throughout our Kingdom, during
the term of five consecutive years, count-
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day of the month of October, the year of grace