Jacques Bénigne BOSSUET (1664-1743) abbot, nephew of the great Bossuet, future bishop of Troyes. L.A., Rome December 10, 1694; 11 pages in-8. Interesting letter from Rome at the time of the trial of Fénelon and Quietism. He received the ordinances of M. de Paris which he approves strongly: "Nothing is clearer, nothing is stronger or wiser." He complains about the exorbitant cost of the postage of letters and about his difficult life in Rome: "I hoped a little since Mr. de M. [Meaux, his uncle Bossuet] sees the necessity or one is to make me stay here that he would have the goodness to think a little about my subsistence. All I can do is to spend what I get from my Abbey, but it is impossible for me to find other money. He is obliged to increase his expenses since the departure of the Cardinal of Tournon "who wanted almost every day that Mr. Phelypeaux and I go to dinner with him, it is necessary night and day that Mr. Phelypeaux and I talk, we are surrounded by copyists who are here very expensive. I have been obliged to take a clergyman to come with me incessantly in the fashion of this country, because one never goes alone"...To get out of this embarrassment "it is necessary that you give me the liberty to draw on you bills of exchange when I have some to make, I will use them assuredly with all possible discretion". He fears that he will have to do the same for Mr. de Meaux, "but frankly I would be afraid that those of Mr. de M. would be badly paid. Thus you will have all the burden of which I am sorry. A month before I thought I was leaving, I bought more than 1900ll of paintings [...] Besides, I obtained from H.S. and the congregation what I wished for, because H.S. gave orders to start the conferences of the Examiners again"...