21 - LOUIS XII. Document signed “Loys,” countersigned by his secretary Robert Gédoyn, addressed to the generals of the royal finances. Blois, May 28, 1512. One oblong folio page on parchment.

LOUIS XII. Document signed “Loys,” countersigned by his secretary Robert Gédoyn, addressed to the generals of the royal finances. Blois, May 28, 1512. One oblong folio page on parchment. THE FRENCH ARMY WAS THEN ENGAGED IN ONE OF THOSE “ITALIAN WARS” that occupied the kings from Charles VIII to Henry II. “... We desire and command you that, through our beloved and faithful counselor Jean de Poncher, ordinary treasurer of our wars, you be paid, pay, deliver, and hand over in cash to our dear and beloved Jehan Greffier the sum of sixty livres tournois, which we have assessed and ordered, which we hereby assess and order, FOR HAVING CONDUCTED THE INSPECTIONS OF BOTH THE MEN UNDER OUR ORDERANCES AND THE MEN OF PIE WHO WERE BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS IN OUR SERVICE during the months of January, February, and March of last year... ” Robert Gédoyn served as secretary to four kings: Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I.