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032-002033796

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AUTOGRAPHS of French statesmen, in French; 1568-1616, viz.: 1. Letter from [Guillaume ?] Ancel [Envoy from France to the Emperor Rudolph II.] to M. de Villeroy, advising him of the intentions of the Duke of Bavaria, and of the Protestant Princes, etc.; Prague, 25 Feb. 1586, f. 1.

2. Twenty-two letters on State affairs from P[omponne de] Bellièvre [Chancellor of France], between the years 1581 and 1596, addressed to the King and M. de Villeroy; dat. chiefly from Lyons, one from London [whither he was sent to negotiate in behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots], ff. 3-40.

3. Letter from [Armand de Goutant, Baron de] Biron, Marshal of France, to M. de Villeroy; Biron, 20 May, 1572, f. 41.

4. Letter from Thomas de la Bruere to M. de la Chaise, advising him of a conspiracy against the Duke of Alençon, etc.; dat. Calais, 9 Aug. 1582, f. 42.

5. Eleven letters from [Nicolas] Brulart [afterwards Chancellor of France] to [Henry] Duke of Anjou [afterwards King of Poland], and to M. de Villeroy; from 1573 to 1616, ff. 44-65.

6. [Michel] de Castelnau [French Envoy to England] to [Henry III. of France], sending him news of the defeat of the Spaniards in Ireland, etc.; London, 17 Dec. 1580, f. 66.

7. Part of a letter from [Guillaume de L'Aubespine Chateauneuf, Secretary of State] to [Charles IX.], informing him of the arrival of the Queen-mother at Limoges; [Limoges, 10 June, 1569], f. 68.

8. Letter from the same to M. de Villeroy, telling him of the descent of Drake upon the Isle of St. Dominique, etc.; London, 26 Mar. 1586, f. 70.

9. [Henry, Duc de] Montmorency to Charles IX., advising him of the movements of the troops and of commotions excited by the "Capitaines de Ville;" Paris, 13 Nov. 1568, f. 72.

10. Eleven letters from Caspar de Schonberg, addressed chiefly to M. de Villeroy; 1570-1594, ff. 74-93.

11. [Laurent] Testu [Governor of the Bastille] to Henry III. of France, relating to the delivery of the fortress into the hands of the Duc de Guise; Fronville, 24 May, 1588, f. 94.

12. Copy of supplementary articles for the delivery of the city of Paris, agreed upon between [the governor, Charles de Cossé] Comte de Brissac and Henry IV.; St. Denis, 17 Mar. 1594, f. 96. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Nicholas de Neufville, Seigneur de Villeroy; Secretary of State: State-letters to him: 1570-1616.

includes:

f. 1 Guillaume Ancel, French Envoy to Germany: Letter to M. de Villeroy: 1586.: Fr.
f. 3 Henry II of France; Catherine de' Medici: Letter to Queen Catherine de Medici, from P. de Bellièvre: 1581.: Fr.
ff. 3-40 Pomponne de Bellièvre, French ambassador to England: Letters to French Secretaries of State and to Henri IV.: 1581-1596.: Fr.
ff. 9-17 b, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39 Henry IV of France: Letters to, from P. de Bellièvre: 1594-1596.: Fr.
f. 41 Armand de Gontaut, Baron de Biron; Marshal of France: Letter to M. de Villeroy: 1572.: Fr.
f. 41 Anne Palmer, daughter of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, afterwards wife of the Earl of Sussex: Letter to R. Montague: circ. 1678.
f. 42 Thomas de La Bruere: Letter to M. de la Chaise: 1582.: Fr.
ff. 44-49 b, 54 Henry III of France: Letters to, from N. Brulart: 1573, 1586.: Fr.
ff. 44-65 Nicolas Brulart, Seigneur de Sillery; Chancellor of France: Letters to Henry, Duke of Anjou and King of Poland, and M. de Villeroy: 1573-1616.: Fr.
ff. 50, 52 Henry of Poland: Letters to, from N. Brulart: 1573.: Fr.
f. 66 Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de Mauvissière; French envoy to England: Letter to Henri III.: 1580.: Fr.
f. 66 Henry III of France: Letter to, from M. de Castelnau: 1580.: Fr.
f. 68 Charles IX of France: Letter to, from the Baron de Chateauneuf: 1569.: Fr.
ff. 68, 70 Guillaume de L'Aubespine, Baron de Châteauneuf; French ambassador: Letters to Charles IX. and M. de Villeroy: 1569, 1586.: Fr.
f. 72 Charles IX of France: Letter to, from Henri, Duc de Montmorency: 1568.: Fr.
f. 72 Henri de Montmorency, Duke of Montmorency; Marshal and Constable of France: Letter to Charles IX.: 1568.: Fr.
ff. 74-93 Caspar. de Schomberg, Comte de Nanteuil: Letters to M. de Villeroy and others: 1570-1594.: Fr.
f. 94 Henry III of France: Letter to, from L. Testa: 1588.: Fr.
f. 94 Laurent Testu, Governor of the Bastille: Letter to Henri III.: 1588.: Fr.
f. 96 Charles de Cossé, Comte de Brissac: Articles with Henri IV. for the delivery of Paris: 1594.: Fr.: Copy.
f. 96 City of Paris: Articles for the surrender of the city, between the Comte de Brissae and Henri IV.: 1594.: Fr.
f. 96 Henry IV of France: Articles for the delivery of Paris: 1594.: Fr.

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Record Type (Level):

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Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1568

End Date:

1616

Date Range:

1568-1616

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Names:

Ancel, Guillaume, French Envoy to Germany
Bellièvre, Pomponne de, French ambassador to England
Brulart, Nicolas, Seigneur de Sillery, Chancellor of France
Castelnau, Michel de, Sieur de Mauvissière, French envoy to England
Charles IX, King of France, 1550-1574
Cossé, Charles, Comte de Brissac
Gontaut, Armand, Baron de Biron, soldier and Marshal of France, 1524-1592
Henry III, of France
Henry IV, of France
Henry, of Poland
La Bruere, Thomas
Medici, Catherine, Queen Consort of Henry II, King of France; Queen Mother of Francois II, Charles IX and Henri III, Kings of France, 1519-1589
Montmorency, Henri, Duke of Montmorency, seigneur of Damville and Marshal and Constable of France, 1534-1614
Neufville, Nicholas de, Seigneur de Villeroy Secretary of State
Palmer, Anne, daughter of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, afterwards wife of the Earl of Sussex
Schomberg, Caspar., Comte de Nanteuil
Testu, Laurent, Governor of the Bastille
l'Aubespine, Guillaume, Baron de Châteauneuf, diplomat, 1547-1629

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Paris, France