The Life of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

-first continuing from the previous page: "seventy-first" by Charles I, Count of Provence and King of Sicily. Hugo was as dear to him as he was to Louis, the King's brother. Soon after, Hugo began to fortify the city and its castle in various ways. However, his son Aycard finished the work. One of the gates was named after him, which even now is called by the corrupted name Casabria.

In addition to Aycard, Hugo had another son named Paul, who was appointed Chief Judge of Marseille by Charles II. He also had a son named William who, after returning from various travels, founded a Xenodochium: a hospital or guest house for pilgrims where those traveling to or from Palestine could be cared for.

To be brief, a noble lineage followed, distinguished by their service in war, their learning, and their piety. They held lordship over the estates of Riez, Espinouse, Gramoisy, Saint-Jeannet, Saint-Laurent, Laverne, Calas, Peiresc original: "Petrisci", the estate from which the subject's name is derived, Valavoire, and Rians.

I must not remain silent about Aycard's great-great-grandson, Anthony. Very kind letters from King René addressed to Anthony and his son Raymond still exist and can be read in the works of Nostradamus César de Nostredame, the historian of Provence. These letters were written two hundred years ago, when the King was preparing for his expedition to Naples.

Raymond had been educated from boyhood alongside René in the court of Louis II. Besides Anthony, Raymond had a son named Amadeus. Because Amadeus was a younger son, he added a scarlet ribbon original: "lemniscum coccineum", a heraldic mark of cadency to the family coat of arms, which featured a dark lion on a golden shield. Records show he was the governor of Hyères original: "Arearum praefectus" and was an intimate acquaintance of Charles III the last Count of Provence, who was soon succeeded by the King of France. From this man, the family divided again into two branches, as he had two? sons: one named Fulco, and the other