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[BOUCHER (Jean). Histoire tragique et mémorable, de Pierre d…
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Lot no. 54
[BOUCHER (Jean).
Histoire tragique et mémorable, de Pierre de Gaverston Gentil homme Gascon, jadis le Mignon d'Édoüard 2 Roy d'Angleterre, tirée des Croniques de Thomas Valsinghan. S.l., 1588. Booklet in-12, stiff vellum, red title on spine (Binding late 19th century).
A pamphlet attributed to Jean Boucher, parish priest of Saint-Benoît, in which the author attacks the Duc d'Épernon, one of Henry III's sweethearts, and amuses himself by recalling the fate of Pierre de Gaverston, a former favourite of King Edward II of England who was executed in 1312 after a revolt by the barons.
From the Joseph Renard library (1884, no. 976).
Several short leaves at head.
Hardback: L'Estrange amitié d'Édouard, second, Roy d'Angleterre, à l'endroit de Pierre de Gaverston, Gentilhomme de Gascongne, & quelle en fut l'yssue. S.l.n.d. Beautiful engraved portrait of the Duc d'Épernon, added.
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