Louis XIV Document signed 'Louis' in a possibly childish hand, granting tolls to the Comte de a...
Louis XIV Document signed 'Louis' in a possibly childish hand, granting tolls to the Comte de a Rocheguyon as Governor of Montreuil, 26th Dec 1645, marked as 'Par Le Roy La Reyne regents a mere presents'. Louis would have been about 7 years old at the point of this document - a confirmation of a grant of tolls to the Comte de la Rocheguyon as governor of Montreuil. Montreuil was on the frontier with the Spanish Netherlands, a critical concern of Louis' reign. Louis signatures are scarce (and difficult to identify owing to the skill of Toussaint Rose in signing Louis' name) so it is difficult to state whether this is Louis' own hand - although the statement that is is on behalf of the Queen Mother may show it is not. with a account between Maximilien de Bethune (signed 'de Bethune') and his steward from Aug. 1613, De Bethune was Henry IV's Minister of Finance, a role in which he excelled, driving reform and developing a strong administration. He evidently took equal interest in the running of his personal accounts. The paper has been repaired by North Yorkshire County Archives Department.