LORDELOT (Bénigne) Plaidoyé pour Jacques de Baudry prétendu religieux cordelier, qui contient l'histoire de sa vie, et un traité touchant la validité des vœux des Religieux. Pronounced in the Grand'Chambre du Parlement de Paris, Paris: Pierre Bienfait, 1681. - In-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing and gilt fleuron on corners, ornate ribbed spine, interior gilt roulette, gilt edges (period binding). First edition of this legal work by Dijon-born lawyer Bénigne Lordelot (1639-1720), offering the plea he made in the Paris parliament on behalf of Jacques de Baudry, a so-called religious Cordelier, against "les sieurs de Magny, de Susanne, Boislabbé et consors". A fine copy in contemporary morocco, in most attractive condition. Headcap missing, corners dulled. Light staining at the top of several leaves.