Le recueil des excellens et libres discours sur l'estat present de la France
Contributors: Révol, Louis de, 1531-1594; Arnauld, Antoine, 1560-1619; Arnauld, Antoine, 1560-1619
Edition: Imprimé nouuellement.
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1598
Place of publication: Paris?
Language: fre
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Colonies; History
Other titles: Recueil des excellents et libres discours sur l'etat present de la France.; Discours des grands effects qui ont suivy la conversion du Roy.; Libre discours sur la delivrance de la Bretaigne.
Notes: Possibly printed in Pars. Cf. Alden.

Date of publication made with backwards C's.

First possibly printed in Paris, 1593 under title: Quatre excellens discours.

"Discovrs svr l'estat de la France", leaves [1]-162, 2nd count, is written by Michel Hurault, and includes references to the Spanish control of the riches of the Indies.

"La flevr de lys. Qui est le discours d'vn François retenu dans Paris, sur les impietez & desgussemens contenus au manifeste d'Espagne publié au mois de ianuier dernier 93", leaves 1-20 recto, 3rd count, has separate caption title and is written by Antoine Arnaud and first printed in [Paris?], 1593.

"L'anti-Espagnol, et exhortation de ceux de Paris, qui ne se veulent faire Espagnols; à tous les François de leur party, et se remettre en l'obeyssance du Roy Henry IIII. & se deliurer de la tyrannie de Castille", leaves 20 verso-48 recto, 3rd and 4th counts, has separate caption title and is written by Antoine Arnaud and was first printed in [Paris?], 1590, and includes references to Spanish cruelties in the New World and the Spanish expulsion of the French from Florida.

"Discovrs des grands effects qui ont suiuy la conuersion du Roy. Tiré d'vne harangue faicte a [blank] sur la reduction de la ville de Lyon. Enuoyee à monsieur de Revol conseiller & secretaire d'estat de Sa Majesté", leaves 48 verso-58, 4th count, has separate caption title,

"Libre discovrs svr la delivrance de la Bretaigne", leaves 59-65, 4th count, has separate caption title.

Signatures: ã⁴ (ã1, ã4 versos blank) A-N¹² O⁶ 2A-2E¹² 2F⁶

Woodcut printer's ornament on title page; head and tail pieces; initials.

Adams, H.M. Cambridge libraries, H1196.

European Americana 598/55.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full vellum over boards.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Sophia Augusta Brown Fund.