The Life of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

continuing from previous page: "...field, and two sons, Foulques and" William. Both were trained in the skill of arms and the wisdom of the law. Indeed, after they had first served in the military expedition to Piedmont, they devoted themselves entirely to studying the law upon their return.

William, who was the younger son, was adopted by his great-uncle Elzéar de Portanier of Brignon, a man of letters. William traveled to Orléans original: "Aureliam" and Bourges original: "Auaricum" for the purpose of learning the law. After marrying a woman from Auvergne, he settled in that region. Out of gratitude, he adopted the coat of arms of the house of Portanier: a sash and silver roses on a blue shield.

Besides the famous legal expert Hugo, William left another son named John. This John was the father of a second John, who fathered a third John. That John was the father of the John who is now a Master of Requests Libellorum supplicum Magister: a high-ranking judicial officer who presented petitions directly to the King. This John has sisters of noble rank. One is Madeleine, married to Pierre Séguier, the illustrious Chancellor of France. The other is Marie, married to the nobleman Philibert de Pompadour, the Governor original: "Proregi" of Limousin.

But Foulques argued cases with the greatest praise from the time the supreme Parlement Senatus: the Parlement of Provence, which acted as a high court was established in Aix-en-Provence original: "Aquis-Sextiis" at the start of the previous century. Having often served as a legal advisor Assessor: a specialist who assists a magistrate or prosecutor in legal matters to the prosecutors of Provence, he was sent more than once on missions to Louis XII and also to Francis I.

King Francis, having recognized the learning and integrity of Foulques, appointed him as a Senator by royal decree in the year 1532. When the Emperor Charles V was threatening to invade Provence, the King appointed Foulques as an advisor to Anne de Montmorency, the Constable of the Royal army. It is also worth noting that Foulques was the author of the beneficial plan by which Montmorency placed the royal archives in

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