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. HENRI IV. Autograph letter signed "Henry",...

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. HENRI IV. Autograph letter signed "Henry", to Pierre Forget. S.l.n.d. 2/3 p. in-folio, coat of arms of France under paper, address on back ("À Forget. À Tours"); splits and cuts due to closing and opening, without damage to text. "Forget, Byssouse m'a dyt q'un des v[ost]re[s] veult fere de gens de pyed. Je vous envoye sa comyssyon vous prye l'acomoder de tout ce que vous pourrés afyn qu'yl la face belle forte. I have dedicated her to the regiment of Vygnolles. A Dyeu. V[ost]re meylleur m[aist]re amy... " Secretary to Henri IV in Navarre, Raymond de BISSOUSE, or de Viçose, was also entrusted with various missions by the king. - One of the drafters of the Edict of Nantes, Pierre FORGET was Secretary of State under Henri III and Henri IV (1544-1610).