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4pp. on a folded folio sheet. Quarto. Lightly tanned. Horizontal crease in center of sheet; contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree, regulating duties on French goods bound for the French colonies in the West Indies. Wroth records only one copy, held in a private library, and OCLC can add only one copy at the University of Oxford. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne (1727-94), Minister of Louis XVI, Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française, Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry, which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution, despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 (presumably as an attempt to save his life). WROTH, ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 121. MAGGS, FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 19 (this copy). OCLC 57199202. Seller Inventory # WRCAM40651
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Title: ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ESTAT: QUI DECHARGE DE ...
Publisher: Paris
Publication Date: 1671
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