GARD. NÎMES (30). 4 Letters: 3 Letters addressed to the Marq - Lot 45

GARD. NÎMES (30). 4 Letters: 3 Letters addressed to the Marquis de LA CALMETTE, at his Hôtel in Nîmes: interesting letters written by his brother from Versailles on October 18, 1744: "You know, My Dear Brother, that through my care I have been fortunate enough for the Abbé to finally have 1000 de pension sur l'Évêché de Béziers. The Abbé was not in the odor of sanctity in this country, but our friends prevailed. I don't doubt for a moment that Mr de Mirepoix will write to Mr de Mîmes right away to find out about this; it would be terrible if he didn't bear witness, so please warn him, and let his friendship for you at least balance what he thinks about the Abbé, who is about to enter the Seminary of Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet...". + Toulon January 4, 1759: "I reply to you on the spot, My dear brother, and fear that your visit will not be until the end of the month at the Court : Our affairs are burning there, the change, in the ministry, ready to appear, may destroy them. This will be the fourth time that my particular affairs have suffered setbacks... Madame la Comtesse, has no doubt only followed her zeal in writing to our Dear Abbot, to join the Cardinal; but he has too much experience to cultivate, in the minute personally, as soon as he is a stranger to him, a subject that the Roy exiles. Eh bon dieu quel sujet qui a fait le Traité d'alliance entre les Maisons d'Autriche et la France, qui vient d'avoir le chapeau à la nomination de la Reine d'Hongrie, qui est la création du Pape régnant son ami; Adoré de Paris malgré les soupçons répandus, et qui travaillait à la Paix... Redoublez vos amitiés au Marquis qui m'a paru solide par des lettres que vous seul, et Mr de FENELON peuvent écrire. Let the Abbé make his most assiduous court to the Cardinal who, if he has signed Exiles, cannot approve who seeks his society in his own..." + September 10, 1777: "Guess where I'm commenting on my letter. It's in the Chambre du Maréchal de Richelieu, which I haven't found. It is in the sanctuary that I congratulate you on winning a case..." + Enclosed: Letter signed CADART de VILLEVIEILLE (Gard) on September 4, 1715, addressed to M. l'Abbé MOREL Vicaire général de Monseigneur l'Évêque de NISMES (address) - 2 pages large in-8° - "Here is the man in question who has come to ask you to give him his papers. He is leaving with his fiancée for his country, where they will publish their marriage banns. I hope their journey will be long and that they will remain far from my parish so as not to scandalize it any longer... so that the world will no longer speak as it does...".