Memoirs of Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroi
Memoirs of Nicolas de Neufville seigneur de Villeroi (d. 1617), in French, in two parts, covering the years 1574-89 and 1589-94 respectively. Part 1 beg. 'Le plus grand contentement que puisse auoir vn homme', and is dated April 8, 1589: part 2 (fol. 65) beg. 'Monsieur, je vous enuoye le memoire': each is signed 'de Neufville'.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first quarter of the 17th century
Extent
209 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 235, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 235
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17919
Abstract
Memoirs of Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroi
Biographical / Historical
Nicolas de Neufville (1543-1617), seigneur de Villeroy, was secretary of state under four kings of France: Charles XI, Henry III, Henry IV and Louis XIII.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 2198
Custodial History
Manuscript 1049* acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Ex dono Gulielmi Symondson ... socij collegij Mertonensis. Anno Domini 1624.'
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 8 in.
- Title
- Memoirs of Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroi
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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