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96 SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS AND DIARIES. [ Doc. 206.
October; I was also at the opera which is in the Palais Royal,
where they acted "Génies" in five acts. The principal gentle
men dancers were Malter and Dumolin ; among the lady
dancers were Briton and Mariette; the actors were Fribaud
and Fel, and the singers Pellecier and Antier, with several
others.
I was likewise in the Sorbonne and heard their disputa
tions in theology, which were carried on pretty well ; one of
the opponents wore a lined cloak; the whole discussion con
sisted of syllogisms. The Sorbonne is a splendid building ;
it was first established as a gymnasium by a certain Sorbon
in 1260 ; he made an exchange (bytte) with King Louis the
Saint, and received more in addition. It was raised to its
present splendour by Richelieu, whose sepulchre is in the
church. Six professors deliver lectures daily. It has also a
valuable library.
October 25. I was in the monastery of St. Victor, which
is near the Jardin du Roi [now the Jardin des Plantes] ; it
is a large structure, built with cloisters in the old style, and
has a large and handsome garden. It consists of a small
church and the monastery which was built in 1115 ; the abbé
receives annually 35,000 livres. It belongs to the order of
the Augustines. The present abbé is said to be a man of
great ability. They have a handsome library, and also 3000
manuscripts which are constantly increased ; it is open three
times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.*
The Jardin Royal or the Jardin du Roi [Jardin des Plantes]
is in its immediate neighbourhood. It is of great extent, and
contains many exotic plants, upwards of 4000; it contains also
a grove of foreign trees, and a tower of considerable height
from which a great part of the town may be seen ; it was
built in the time of Henry the Great. The garden is under the
superintendence of the first physician of the king. Every
week public lectures are delivered there on botany, chemistry,
* The order of the Augustines has been abolished in France since the
Revolution; and the monastery of St. Victor has disappeared ; but the Place
St. Victor and the Réservoir St. Victor are still in the neighbourhood of
the Jardin des Plantes along the Rue Linné, and thus indicate the former
position of the monastery.
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