135 - [FRONDE]. A compilation of 5 mazarinades.

[FRONDE]. A compilation of 5 mazarinades. An important collection bringing together five pieces printed in Rouen in 1649, at the height of the siege of Paris. Rouen, By the Court Printers—Jean Berthelin, 1649. 5 pieces in 1 in-8 volume (220 x 160 mm), full white vellum with small overlaps, smooth spine with gilt title. Binding signed Bellevallée. 52 pp.; 32 pp.; 2 unnumbered folios (title page, table of contents) and 80 pp.; 2 unnumbered folios (title page, table of contents) and 96 pp.; 84 pp. Some foxing and water stains. A collection of five Mazarinades printed in Rouen during the pivotal year of 1649. In the midst of the Fronde, while Paris was under siege by royal troops, Normandy emerged as a major hub for clandestine publications and counterfeits. From the most solemn legal rebukes to the fiercest popular satires (featuring characters such as Polichinelle or Nichon du Marais), the collection provides a panorama of the pamphleteering revolt waged against Cardinal Mazarin. Contains: - Collection of Various Curious Pieces of the Time. Rouen: Court Printers, 1649. (52 pp. Includes, notably, M. Talon’s Harangue and the Letters Sent to the Parliament of Normandy). - A Most Humble Remonstrance from Parliament to the King and to the Queen Regent. Rouen: Court Printers, 1649. (32 pp. Followed by His Majesty’s Response and the Latin play *Stomachatio Boni Popularis*). - Second Collection of Curious Pieces of This Time. Rouen: Court Printers, 1649. (2 unnumbered folios and 80 pp. A collection of 14 major pamphlets, including the Marriage Contract between the Parliament and the City of Paris). - Third Collection of Curious Pieces of This Time. In Rouen, at Jean Berthelin’s, in the Court of the Palace, 1649. (2 unnumbered folios and 96 pages. Contains *The Glorious Works of Parliament* and *The Sequel to the Nocturnal Visions of Mathurin Questier*). - *Collection of Secret Pieces of This Time*. [No printer’s name], 1649. (84 pp. Clandestine satirical pamphlets including *The Letter from Little Nichon of the Marais*, *Mazarin’s Court-boüillon*, *The Bloodstained Robe*, and *The Letter from Polichinelle*). A fine copy in a good later pastiche binding signed Bellevallée.