PROHIBITION OF DUELS. 2 Documents: (Pledge of Honor Not to E - Lot 298

PROHIBITION OF DUELS. 2 Documents: (Pledge of Honor Not to Engage in a Duel)—PARIS, October 30, 1783—Minutes, in the Name of the Order of the King and of Our Lords the Marshals of France, “which prohibits all forms of direct or indirect assault between Mr. DUNEVEUX, a gendarme of the Queen’s Gendarmerie Company, and Mr. d’ARPAGON, a member of the King’s Bodyguard. Both have given their word of honor...” - P.S. de RENAULT DE L’ÉTANCOURT, Cavalry Lieutenant and Officer of the Connétablie Guards and of the Interested Parties - 1p in-4° + Handwritten official record, PARIS, September 4, 1783 - P.S. DUVERGER, Exempt from the Constable’s Guard - “By order of Our Lords the Marshals of France, we hereby certify that we have prohibited all direct or indirect acts of violence, under the penalties prescribed by the Edicts and the King’s declaration... to Messrs. VIDEAU, Lieutenant of the Frigate, and DUVAL DE MERVILLE, Retired Officer, who, after giving their word of honor to comply with the present document, have signed it with us.” - 1 p., in-4°.