MISCELLANEOUS. 14 letters or documents, 15th-18th centuries. 15th-century manuscript, period copy of an ordinance of Charles VIII concerning Pierre de Castelbajac (Petri de Castrobayaco, died in Pamiers in 1496), pronounced in Toulouse on January 28, 1496, then promulgated by "Gasto de Castrobayaco [...] senescallus vigorre" [Gaston de Castelbajac, seneschal of Bigorre] on March 15, 1496. (3p. in-fol., Latin). Manuscript, Rouen, "en la cour de Parlement", May 6, 1544. Period copy made at the request of two Falaise burghers, Guillaume Angot and Jehan Fouquier, of King François I's edict drawn up at Bonport in May 1544, reallocating to the viscounts of Normandy, in return for a sum of 45,000 livres, the registries and seals of the viscounties that had been reunited with the crown's domain (notebook, 9 p. in-fol.). 4 quittances on parchment concerning Aunis, by Jehan Bernard "garde et recepveur pour le Roy au mesurenge" and Charles Barrate "contrôleur auditor au mesurenge" in Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1544, with seal), from Vincent Nicollas for his father Jehan Nicollas, alderman of La Rochelle (1572), from Pierre Thévenin, esquire of La Rochelle (1560), from Perrette Augier, widow of Nicollas Baudoin, provost of La Rochelle (for her children on the aids of La Rochelle, 1614). 2 L.S. by Guillaume, vicomte de JOYEUSE (1520-1592, marshal of France, lieutenant general of the King in Languedoc), Toulouse 1578-1580, to consuls, syndics and deputies of the diocese of Albi (1p. in-fol. each), concerning the levying of taxes. Ottavio VISCONTI (died in Brussels in 1632, governor of Como). L.S., Mariemont June 20, 1603 (2p. in-fol. in Italian). Jean-Jacques BACHELIER (1724-1806, painter, decorator of the King's buildings). 2 L.A.S., Paris 1784-1785 (defect on 2nd). Wishes for the success of his arts academy; plus 2 L.A.S from painter J. VIEL, Lyon 1762-1763. Attached is a red ink proof of a poster for the sale of national property in Saint-Jean-d'Angély.