Jesuits. 2 L.S. and 1 P.S., Kortrijk and Paris 1598 and 1739; 2 pages in-fol. and addresses, and 1 oblong page in-fol. partly printed with engraved vignette in Latin. 2 letters from Simon Stalens, rector of the Society of Jesus in Kortrijk, to Hippolyte Petitpas, tax lawyer of the Chamber of Accounts in Lille, concerning lands in the country of Lille, and expressing the hope "(having regard to our poverty) that you will be pleased to use some moderation towards us, and to give us some grace"... - Certificate : Adrien Nicolas Marescaille de Caffort signed the oath by which he chooses the Virgin as Sovereign, Patron and Advocate, and asks to be admitted to the number of her servants. Jean-Baptiste de Belle-Isle, prefect, and Georges André Berrier, secretary, attest his reception in the Congregation of the Society of Jesus...