LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715)

LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) Also known as Louis the Great or The Sun King. King of France 1643-1715. Son of Louis XIII. His reign of more than 72 years is the longest recorded of any monarch in European history. An extremely rare Autograph Letter Signed, ` Louis´, two pages, 8vo, n.p. [Versailles], `A 10 heures´ (" At 10h"), in French. The King has received a courier from Spain he was waiting for and is in hurry to check what has arrived. The full manuscript letter, boldly written in the King´s hand, in his childish way, with corrections, states in full ` Il est arrivé d´Espagne un courier que nous cherchont. J´ay pris tous nos paquets et je les ay ouvers, je n´ay fait que les parcourir, il me paraist qu´il n´y a rien de si considerable que je croiais, personne n´a vu nos lettres que moi même, et ce soir je veux me rendre compte de ce qui sera le plus considérable que je n´ay pu voir si precipitament´ (Translation: " A courier arrived from Spain that we were looking for. I took all our packages and opened them, I only looked through them, it seemed to me that there was nothing as important as I thought, no one saw our letters except myself , and this evening I want to realize what will be the most considerable that I was not able to see so hastily") With blank integral leaf. G to VG