On Friday, December 5, 1698, Philippe de Courcillon de Dangeau notes in his diary that at Meudon: "The King, at the prayer of Monseigneur, continued Francine's Privilege of the Opera for 10 years, provided he gives a quarter of the profit to Gaureault Dumont, Monseigneur's squire, and in addition that he gives 1.000 écus of pension to Jean Bérain the Elder, famous decorator, 1,000 écus of pension to Pascal Collasse, one of the four masters of the King's Music, and 1,000 francs of pension to Mademoiselle Rochouat[Le Rochois], who sang for a long time at the Opéra with great applause. Monseigneur had almost never asked the King for anything for private individuals, and he seemed to be very interested in that."Dangeau's diary, 5 December 1698, in Meudon.
