Nicolas-Gabriel de LA REYNIE (1625-1709), police lieutenant - Lot 340

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Nicolas-Gabriel de LA REYNIE (1625-1709), police lieutenant - Lot 340
Nicolas-Gabriel de LA REYNIE (1625-1709), police lieutenant and magistrate, he presided over the Chambre ardente for the poisons affair. L.A.S., Paris October 3, 1702; 2 pages in-8, engraved portrait enclosed. About Father Richard SIMON : " The Latin countries, sir, attribute to you a part of the mandate of Mr. Cardl de Noailles and one believes asses mal apropos, to recognize your style there. I am sending you a memorandum of what was done in 1678 with regard to Father Simon's book of criticism [Histoire critique du Vieux Testament (1678)] and I remember that after having spoken to the author, I said [...] that all that could be written against him would not change his feelings, and that he would end up even worse than he began. It is necessary to take other precautions with regard to this kind of writers, and not to wait to use them until they have done all the evil they can do...
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