Sales catalogue 538: Maggs Bros

Date:
1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/93
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 538: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Or HUGUENOT INTEREST. 94 CONDE (HENRI I. DE BOURBON, PRINCE DE, 1552-1588). Huguenot Leader. Peele Senet AND SUBSCRIBED TO THE “AD- VOVYER AND COUNCIL’ OF BERNE. 1% pp., folio. St. Jean d’Angely, 5th March, 1584. £12 10s A remarkably fine letter, in which he expresses his fears that the fire of civil war is not yet extinguished, but assures the Council of Berne of his interest in their State, and hopes they will use their influence with the King to procure peace if the Huguenots are again forced to fight for their liberty. (Trans.) :—‘‘ All those who have the fear and the honour of God in esteem learn with displeasure that the fire of the civil wars which has for a long time racked this kingdom is not so well extinguished that there does not still remain some sparks, which several enemies of the public peace are endeavouring to re- kindle in order to consume the remains of past conflagrations, such that it is not without cause that you fear to see us enter again into those miseries from which we should scarcely dare to say we have issued. But | hope so much from the power and mercy of God, and from the kindness of the King my lord, that in spite of all the turbulent spirits, the peace which we are enjoying will be continued according to your desire and ours: that if to our very great regret we are con- strained to maintain with violence the liberty which God has given us, do not think, however, most honourable lords, that we should in any way lessen either the will or the means of employing ourselves unreservedly in everything that will con- cern the preservation and consolidation of your state and the town of Geneva, on account of the interest we have in the defence of a cause which is common to us all: combined with the perpetual and special obligation which I have to you because of ieee pleasures, and courtesies I have received from you in your terri- tories. te. 95 GONDE (LOUIS JOSEPH DE BOURBON, PRINCE OF, 1736-1818). French Officer, distinguished in the Seven Years’ War. LETTER. SIGNED. y-page, 4to. 12th May, 1801. 12s 6d Authorising Sieur Chodron, the treasurer, to arrange with the Eng- lish administration as to certain monetary and other matters.
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