[DIANE DE POITIERS (1500-1566)]. P.S. by 4 councillors, Estoilles [Étoile-sur-Rhône] September 25, 1556; notebook of 25pages in-fol. Interesting document on the Duchy of Valentinois, which Diane de Poitiers received from Henri II in 1458. "Advertissementz a Madame touchant ses afferes qui se sont offertz a ceste assemblee", in 25 articles. Removal of Alexandre Faure from his office as captain and jailer of Montélimar for embezzlement; complaints from farmers whose mills had been damaged by flooding and who asked to be relieved of their royalties for a while; reimbursement of work done to a mill; settlement of a dispute between the viguier and the consuls of Vallabrègues; payment for the establishment of terriers and recognitions of fiefs; repairs to the prisons of Privas and Florac, etc. The document is signed by President Gautier and councilors Fr. Guerre, Flassans and René Faure. Attached is an extract from a sale made by Diane de Poitiers to François Rougier, baron de Saint Benoist, Malras et Tounebois (collation of 1624, parchment, corners gnawed).