12 April 1686
From the General Correspondence of Madame de Maintenon
On this day, Mme de Maintenon writes to Mme de Brinon about Louis XIV’s anal fistula:
“The King’s illness does not end. Those who are treating him make me die of sorrow; one day they find him as well as can be and the next day the contrary. M Fagon had a conversation with me this morning which has made me anxious all day. A moment ago he came to tell me …
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