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| Letters from France to Maximilian—I.-XXXVII. | [3] |
| Lett”ers fr”om Fra”nce to Rodolph—I.-LVIII. | [141] |
| Appendix | [265] |
| Index | [311] |
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.
Book I.
LETTERS TO MAXIMILIAN.
In illustrating Busbecq’s letters from France reference is frequently made to contemporary writers, and it may be useful to the reader to have some idea of their different characters, and positions, and of the historical value of their statements.
(1). J. A. de Thou, the historian, son of Christopher de Thou, President of the Parliament of Paris. Jurist and statesman. Busbecq’s intimate friend and warm admirer. Quoted as Thuanus. Edition, Geneva, 1620, &c.
(2). Pierre de l’Estoile. Audiencier de la Chancellerie de Paris. A quiet man, who took no part in politics. He kept a diary which is generally known as Journal de Henri III. and >Henri IV., but is really his own private diary during the reigns of those monarchs. Quoted as De l’Estoile. Edition, Paris, 1875, &c.