HENRY II OF FRANCE: (1519-1559) King of France 1547-59. Rare D.S., Henry, one page, large oblong 20 ...

HENRY II OF FRANCE: (1519-1559) King of France 1547-59. Rare D.S., Henry, one page, large oblong 20 x 11 vellum, irregularly trimmed to the right and bottom border, Villers-Cotterets, 15th March 1558, to his war Treasurer, in old French. The letter being a payment order, stating in part `To our dear and beloved Loys Nicolas de Caluxe, archer at the service of our dear and beloved cousin le vidasme de Chartres, knight of our order, the sum of a hundred and nine pounds..´ Countersigned by the King´s secretary Bourdin. With a contemporary signed registry annotation to the verso. Overall creasing, with right and bottom borders partially trimmed, not affecting the text or the King´s signature. F to G £500-800 Francois de Vendome (1522-1560) is the person they referred to as vidasme de Chartres. Henry II would die a year letter, after suffering an untimely death in a jousting tournament. Surgeons were unable to cure the infected wound inflicted by the captain of his Scottish Guard.