Very Rare Set Of 4 Original Documents On The Order Of Malta (1789 1790)

Description: [MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ORDER OF MALTA - PERIOD 1789]- We sell here A very beautiful set of 4 RARE documents concerning the Order of MaltaTHE ORDER OF MALTA UNDER THE FRENCH REVOLUTION(3 rare documents)During the Revolution, numerous brochures and memoirs were published, written by Ambassadors or Knights of the Order of Malta in order to defend the independence and protection of this historic Hospitaller and Financial power.-I-[GUIRAN DE LA BRILLANE (Henri-François de)] 1727-1790Memory of the Order of MaltaIn-4, 35pp., sewn booklet without coverImprimerie de la Veuve d’Houry & Debure, 1789Good condition, folded in the center,clean and fresh, minimal soiling Very Rare booklet [Ref.Saffroy I, 5461]. After an introduction to the foundations and revenues of the Order, the dissertation seeksto prove that its benefits should not be confused with ecclesiastical benefits, butdeclares that he submits in advance entirely to whatever the States General decides.Coming from an old Provençal family, Henri-François de Guiran de La Brillanne (1727-1790) was received Knight of Malta in 1743; he was then bailiff of La Capelle in 1759, bailiff and Grand Cross of Malta,ambassador of Religion in Rome in 1787-1789 then in Paris.“The debate (…) began in September 1789, and it was necessary at all costs to admit that the goods of the Order were those of a foreign power. The bailiff of La Brillanne left Rome to become ambassador to Paris. He arrived already very ill, he died shortly after his arrival, but he still strives to defend the Order. He had a Memoir written and published on the Order of Malta where he recalls the services rendered by the Orderto France" (Engel, "History of the Order of Malta", p. 291 and 356)". -II-Marquis of CYPIERES,deputy for the city of Marseille Observations communicated to the National Assemblyon the property that the Order of Malta has in FranceIn-8, 8pp., booklet in sheets, without coverIn Toulouse, Printing House of P. Bellegarrigue, 1790Good condition, yellowed paper, various folds and small dirtRare-III-MARSEILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCEObservations from the Marseille Chamber of Commerceon various questions asked to him by a deputy of the National Assembly, in relation to the decree of this assembly, concerning the property of the Order of MaltaIn-4, 10pp., sewn booklet without coverImprimerie de la Veuve d’Houry & Debure, 1789The main concern of the Chamber of Commerce in this text is the fight against the Barbarys and the strategic usefulness of the Order of Malta in this daily battle; of commerce of the Levant actually depends on the economic development of Marseille trade, “trade of the Levant is closely linked, through the shipments we make there, with that of America. These are two links which cannot be divided, without the harmony of the machine which binds them is absolutely interrupted. Rare-We attach a 4th document(Sigillography)-IV-Dr G. CHARVILLATThe Seal-Matrix of the Grand Priory of Auvergne of the Order of MaltaIn-8, Notice of 2pp., with a flying insert reproducing the seal in question, booklet in sheets, under thin silent beige coverAuthor's signature on first pageSl, neither date nor publisherProbably a separate reprint from a scholarly journal, circa 1895Good interior condition, printed on coated paper Rare4 documents in total Beautiful and Rare set cf. visuals... During the Revolution, numerous brochures and memoirs were published, written by Ambassadors or Knights of the Order of Malta in order to defend the independence and protection of this historic Hospitaller and Financial power. Coming from an old Provençal family, Henri-François de Guiran de La Brillanne (1727-1790) was received Knight of Malta in 1743; he was then bailiff of La Capelle in 1759, bailiff and Grand Cross of Malta, “The debate (…) began in September 1789, and it was necessary at all costs to admit that the goods of the Order were those of a foreign power. The bailiff of La Brillanne left Rome to become ambassador to Paris. He arrived already very ill, he died shortly after his arrival, of the Levant is closely linked, through the shipments we make there, with that of America

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