ARTOIS. ARRAS (PAS-DE-CALAIS). 3 Prints: "STATES OF ARTOIS. List of gentlemen of the Nobility of the States of Artois, at the General Assembly of 1750. & their residence." 3pp in-folio. Decorative headband + (MASTER OF MENESTRIERS & INSTRUMENT PLAYERS) "Edict of the King, bearing Suppression of the Office of King & Master of Menestriers." Registered at the Conseil Supérieur d'ARRAS on 17 May 1773 Headband & initials. From the Printer of Guy Delasablonnière, printer of the Court and the Superior Council of ARRAS, 3pp in-4°. (PAS-DE-CALAIS) "Letters Patent of the King, concerning the Colleges of ARRAS and BETHUNE. Given at Versailles in June 1777. Printed in Paris, by the Royal Printing House, 1777, 11 pages in-4°. Picture, decorative banner.

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