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HENRY IV, King of France (1553-1610). Document signed ("Henry"), Fontainebleau, 26 November 1603, with autograph subscription ("Fay accordè la permissioncy dessus"). 1 page, oblong (9½ x 14¾ in.) ON VELLUM, accomplished in fine calligraphic hand, original seal slit along lower edge.
A ROYAL GRANT OF HUNTING RIGHTS. Henry the Great bestows hunting privileges on one of his soldiers in the Sieur de Paloyseau. The first of the Bourbon Kings, he is famous for his conversion from a Huguenout to a Catholic--declaring "Paris is worth a Mass." And once on the throne he promulgated the Edict of Nantes which permitted toleration of Huguenots. He was assassinated by a Catholic fanatic in Paris in May 1610.
A ROYAL GRANT OF HUNTING RIGHTS. Henry the Great bestows hunting privileges on one of his soldiers in the Sieur de Paloyseau. The first of the Bourbon Kings, he is famous for his conversion from a Huguenout to a Catholic--declaring "Paris is worth a Mass." And once on the throne he promulgated the Edict of Nantes which permitted toleration of Huguenots. He was assassinated by a Catholic fanatic in Paris in May 1610.
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