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Revocation of several edicts and commissions including those pertaining to usury, tax collecting, elections, officers in various departments, merchandise, etc. ; Electronic reproduction ; 33 (i.e. 32) p. ; 17 cm.

Funeral sermon by Suarez de Sainte-Marie, Bishop of Seez and Chaplain to Marie de Medicis, in which the personal traits of Henry IV are evoked as well as historical episodes. Interesting for contemporary description of Paris, Henry's political role, the Cleves affair, the Venetian struggle, the Edict of Nantes, etc. ; Electronic reproduction ; 39, [1] p. ; 17 cm.

Penetrating satire on conditions in France. The author discusses Maitre Guillaume, the theatre, Spanish affairs, the court, etc. ; Electronic reproduction ; 11 p. ; 17 cm.

Polite suggestions to the young king, Louis XIII and the Queen Mother, Marie de Medicis. Louis must extend French military strength and leadership. The Queen Mother should represent French courtoisie and social graces. ; Electronic reproduction ; 12 p. ; 16 cm.

""Arrest"" which assures all royal officials that although King Henry IV has been killed they will remain in office. ; Electronic reproduction ; 8 p. ; 17 cm.

Caption title. Judgement given in which the government orders the restructuring of debts owed by towns in Dauphiné. ""Faict à Grenoble le vingtneufiesme iour de Decembre l'an six cents dix."" ; Electronic reproduction ; 22 p. ; 16 cm.

diuisee en cinq parties par François de Verone Constantin ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Gall.sp. 182

Decree against Guillaume Pingre, a bankrupt person, who attempted to defraud the French government of monies due. The Arrest contains warnings to others in similar financial difficulties. This represents an early civil attempt to control bankruptcies. ; Electronic reproduction ; 1 p. l., 10 [1] p. ; 16 cm.

In 1605, Henry IV and his government assented to hereditary offices. For several years after, the government issued various declarations delineating the offices which were eligible to be passed on to heirs. This is one of those. ; Electronic reproduction ; 32 p. ; 17 cm.

Engraved title within ornamental border. ; Imprint date on t.-p. changed in the plate from 1607 to 1608. ; Dutch version issued earlier the same year, under title: Wapenhandelinghe van roers, musquetten ende spiessen. Cf. Holstein. ; Stolk, ; Hollstein. Dutch and Flemish, ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Binding: later calf over pasteboards. 3 gold fillets along edges of boards, the monogram AA in gold at the corners. Gold tooling on edges and turn-ins. Rebacked; spine with 5 raised bands; gold tooling in panels with monogram AA; title on brown leather label in 2nd compartment: Jaques de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes. The edges gilt.

1607 printing of a pamphlet which details the duties payable by merchants plying the river Loire, with certain taxable exemptions, e.g. refined and raw sugars. Reflection of current economic restraints. "Collation faicte a l'original . le quatorzeyesme iour de nouembre, l'an mil six cens sept." With: Arrest par leqvel est enioinct a tovs seigneurs pretendant droict de peage sur la riuiere de Loire (Paris). A Orleans: Par Eloy Gibier, 1587. ; Electronic reproduction ; [4] p. ; 15 cm.

Vol. 2: 7, [1] text leaves (the last blank), [61] double-page leaves of plates; for collation of v. 1, see Fowler. The etched plans, elevations and views have legends in Middle French and Latin. T.p. purely typographic, but the text with head and tail pieces, initials. ; Fowler ; Cicognara, ; Mode of access: Internet. ; In Getty c. 1 the plate leaves are numbered 1-110 in brown ink, and the "Table des bastimens" on t.p. verso has been numbered accordingly. The plates also have later numbering from 1 to 57 in pencil at the upper right-hand corners. On leaf 7r the description of "Beauregard" has been annotated in the margin with an excerpt from abbé Jean Joseph d'Expilly's Dictionnaire géographique, historique et politique des Gaules et de la France (1762-1770). ; Binding, c. 1: old vellum. Title written at head of spine: Chateaux / de / Ducerceau. Holes for two pairs of ties at foredge. Centered on front pastedown is Giovanni Muzio's etched bookplate by Giacomo Manzù. Binding, c. 2: old sheepskin, rebacked and repaired. Spine now gold tooled, with author and title on red label. ; Library's copies incomplete: both lack v. 1. In addition c. 1 lacks one of the plates for Dampierre ("Estuues") and the three plates for Bury.

Sign.: * 8 , A-I 8 ; Portada a dos tintas ; Iniciales grabadas ornadas ; Reclamos ; Las ilustraciones son grabados xilográficos

Manuscrito en portada: Carrillo ; Copia digital. Madrid : Ministerio de Cultura. Subdirección General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria, 2009

Extremely rare report of the murder of the Augustinian Brother Bernardin Deguisiany by the Turks in Barbary following his conversion of two thousand Turks, who, because they were then deemed to be heretics, were all martyrized with Deguisiany. Of extreme interest for the Moroccan background: the palaces, forts, small towns, customs, etc. ; Electronic reproduction ; 16 p. ; 16 cm.