Jesuits. 2 L.S. and 1 P.S., Courtrai and Paris 1598 and 1739 - Lot 491

Jesuits. 2 L.S. and 1 P.S., Courtrai and Paris 1598 and 1739; 2 in-fol. pages and addresses, and 1 oblong in-fol. page partly printed with engraved Latin vignette. 2 letters from Simon Stalens, rector of the Society of Jesus in Courtrai, to Hippolyte Petitpas, tax lawyer at the Chambre des comptes in Lille, concerning land in the Lille area, and expressing the hope "(eu esgard a notre pauvreté) qu'il vous plaise de user de quelque moderation envers nous, et nous faire quelque grace"... - Certificate : Adrien Nicolas Marescaille de Caffort has signed the oath by which he chooses the Virgin as Sovereign, Patroness 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 to his reception into the Congregation of the Society of Jesus ...