TESTU Jacques, abbé de BELVAL (1626 ?-1706) prédicateur, tra - Lot 216

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TESTU Jacques, abbé de BELVAL (1626 ?-1706) prédicateur, tra - Lot 216
TESTU Jacques, abbé de BELVAL (1626 ?-1706) prédicateur, traducteur, aumônier du Roi, poète [AF 1665, 15e f]. 2 L.S. "Labbé Testu", Paris [1699?], to Monseigneur [le cardinal de BOUILLON]; 3 pages in-4 each. Interesting letters of news, and on the quarrel of the rites. 13 July. He dined yesterday at the Foreign Missions with the "two little big men," as Abbé de CHOISY calls them: "they told me that the affair of the priory of the abbot of Choisy is finally happily over, I am very persuaded Monseigneur that it is your work" He reassures Monseigneur about his trial, and about his own efforts to bring him closer to the archbishop, then transmits some news concerning the duchess of LUDE, the countess of GRAMMONT (she spent a few days at Port Royal des Champs during the octave of the Blessed Sacrament: this has displeased the King"), the death of Mrs. MAZARIN ("not very different from her life [], M. de Mazarin is already remarried"), Monsieur and M. de Mazarin"), Monsieur and Madame (they go to Lorraine to be at the birth of the duchess of Lorraine) September 21. The "two little great men spent the whole morning with me, they communicated to me a work they have done and which they will send to Rome on the affair of Confusius, I found a lot of eloquence and great appearances of truth in this work, you will judge it better than me; He doubts that Rome will make a prompt decision, "however, it is to be feared that this schism will reproduce bad effects in China and will not prevent the fruits that the Missions could have produced there. Attached is a P.A.S., Paris March 10, 1676, a project of conciliation for a painting affair with the duke of Richelieu (half page in-4, wet). Plus a p.a.s. from a homonym, controller general of the House of Monsieur (1671).
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