MONTMORENCY family. 4 P.S. or L.S., 1537-1596; 1page in-fol. each; the last on vellum. Jean de Montmorency, seigneur de Courrières (Pavia 1537, to Cardinal Caracciolo). Guillaume de Montmorency (Paris 1568). François de Montmorency (Paris 1576, to the Duke of Parma). Charles de Montmorency, seigneur de Dampville (Vigny 1596).

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