Catherine de’ Medici (1519–1589). Letter, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, June 9, 1550, to the dean, cantor, canons, and chapter of Langres Cathedral; countersigned by Dessonfaiz (?); 1 folio-sized page, address on the back. She asks them once again to appoint Adrien Emillier, abbot of Saint-Severin, “one of my regular almoneri of the first canonry and prebend of your church that should become vacant […] and to give him preference over all others for this position, so that I may truly know the extent to which you are willing to do something for my sake and where you would have me serve—whether for you or for your church […] you will find me willing to assist you in this with all my heart”…