Lot 141
Louis XV (1710-1774) He became king in 1715, at the age of five, but France was ruled by Philippe, duc d'Orléans until 1723. Document signed as King ("Louis") in the name of "mon oncle le duc d'orleans Regent," and countersigned by Phelypeaux, his secretary of state, 16 x 10", Paris, Nov. 13, 1718. A lettre de cachet, directed to Monsieur de Bernauille, captain and governor of the Bastille, ordering him to "receive" one Nicollazzo, printer from the town of Chartres, and to keep him there until further orders from the King. Nicollazzo must have printed something the Regent did not like and, therefore, considered "seditious." There was no legal recourse to effect the release of a person detained with one of these orders. Scattered toning and foxing. A note on the docket shows that Nicollazo entered the Bastille on November 18th. He very likely never left alive.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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