CHAMPAGNE. 1728. Master BARBIERS-PERRUQUIERS-ETUVISTES. "Arrest of the Council of State of the King, which orders that the Letters Patent in the form of Statutes of February 6, 1725, concerning the Communities of the Masters BARBIERS-PERRUQUIERS-ETUVISTES in the Cities & places of the Kingdom, will be carried out according to their form and contents. Done in FONTAINEBLEAU (77) November 10, 1728. followed by the Ordinance of LE PELETIER DE BEAUPRÉ Intendant & Commissioner in the Province & Border of CHAMPAGNE. Made in CHAALONS (51) this 29 November 1738. small vignette. Placard (35 x 25) State A.

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