NORMANDY. 1655. Henry d'ORLÉANS "The Duke of LONGUEVILLE, & - Lot 54

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NORMANDY. 1655. Henry d'ORLÉANS "The Duke of LONGUEVILLE, & - Lot 54
NORMANDY. 1655. Henry d'ORLÉANS "The Duke of LONGUEVILLE, & D'Estouteville, Peer of France, Sovereign Prince of Neufchâtel & Vallengin (Valangin) in Switzerland, Count of Dunois, Governor for the King in the Province of Normandy, & also Governor of the City & Castle of CAEN, Bailly of the said place." (Heading, Vignette with his arms & letter) - CAEN (14) 22nd September 1655 - Ordinance for the police of poor passers-by and beggars in the town of ROUEN, to remedy the abuses, "and deprive the poor passers-by of the opportunity to run the country, & talk to each other in their laziness." "We have, in accordance with what is practiced in the city of Rouen, ordered that in the future there will be no distribution of alms by the Office of this City to the poor passers-by, who are defended on pain of whipping to beg in the streets, nor in the Churches, as well as to the remaining poor in this City... Henry of Orleans." - Closet (41 x 29) State A
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