‎(MATTHIEU, P.)‎
‎Histoire des derniers troubles de France, Sous les regnes des Roys Tres-Chrestiens Henry III, Roy de France & de Pologne, & Henry IIII, Roy de France & de Navarre. Divisée en plusieurs livres. Et dédiée au Roy Tres-Chrestien.‎

‎Iouxte la copie imprimée A Lyon, Par Estienne Bonaventure, 1597. 12 unnumbered leaves, 58, 111 numbered leaves, 9 unnumbered leaves. 8vo. Contemporary overlapping limp vellum, somewhat worn, ties gone. Hauser 1448; BMSTC (French) p. 185; Adams M-901 (edition 1594); Monod, Bibliographie de l'Histoire de France, 3513. Third edition, first published in 1584 and 1594. 'Pure compilation, mêlée de résumés de pièces et de digressions nombreuses, mais faite avec beaucoup d'intelligence par un catholique navarriste. Commence par un 'discours des grands effets qui ont suivi la conversion du Roi. Tiré d'un harangue ..... sur la reduction de la ville de Lyon'. The four books contain: I: From the peace of 1576 to 1585; II: July 1585 - May 1588; III: to the Convocation of the Etats; IV: From the convocation to 1589.An important source for the religious wars, France under Henry III's reign and Henry IV's accession to the throne. The author was first a supporter of the de Guise's and the Catholic League, but was one of the many deputies visiting Henry IV and representing the city of Lyon, to assure him of their loyalty. He was in charge of all the ceremonies of the city of Lyon when Henry IV visited that city, after which he travelled to Paris and obtained, with the aid of Pierre Jeannin, the position of historian. - First 12 leaves with a dampstain in the lower outer corner. ‎

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