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CATHERINE DE MEDICIS (1519–1589) Queen of France, wife of Henry II, mother of Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III.
L.S. ‘Caterine’, Chartres, 4 January 1562 [1563], to Count RHINGRAVE [Jean-Philippe de SALM], Knight of the King’s Order and captain of fifty men-at-arms in his service; countersigned by LAUBESPINE; 1 folio page, addressed.
Fees include commission and taxes.
L.S. ‘Caterine’, Chartres, 4 January 1562 [1563], to Count RHINGRAVE [Jean-Philippe de SALM], Knight of the King’s Order and captain of fifty men-at-arms in his service; countersigned by LAUBESPINE; 1 folio page, addressed.
His latest dispatch must have pleased the Count of Rhingrave, ‘for, having received your regiment, you will also see that a good sum ofmoney follows closely, and the order I have given to provide you with the means to recover the estate of Tancarville very soon—the Marshal de Vieilleville and Monsieur de Villebon will spare no effort, just as I have written to them, ensuring that there will be such good understanding between you that the outcome will be as I desire and just as swift’… She agrees to the requests for benefits and favours that the Count of Rhingrave has put forward on behalf of those he wishes to honour, and sends ‘the commission for the office of lamyraulté which I have willingly granted to Blondet’… Unfortunately, she cannot do everything she wishes: the post of Captain of Caudebec has already been filled in favour of “a gentleman of that town, most valiant, as my cousin Monsieur de GUYSE can testify”. But she wishes to do everything in her power, “as befits your good and devoted service, which you may be assured I shall always remember”…
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