Bidspirit auction | ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer

ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manuscrip... - ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manuscript, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. (c.1745), in French. The page of manuscript, in Rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745-51 for his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin. Rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. Rousseau refers to a French King´s order, and states 'Ordonn[ance] des R[ois] de Fr[ance]…p.155'. In this text Rousseau refers to King Charles V and the Abbey of Poissy, stating 'Par des lettres du Roy Charles 5 données en 1368 l´Abbaye de Poissy et tout ce qui lui appartient est soustraitté a toute autre jurisdiction que celle du Roy, qui leur accorde de n´avoir a répondre par devant nul autre juge que le Prévot de Paris.´ Small overall age wear with very slightly uneven edges, otherwise G to VG The Abbey of Poissy, also known as Royal Abbey of Abbecourt, was founded in 1184.