THE LIFE OF PEIRESC

...he moved [the archives] to the fortress of Les Baux original: "Baulciensem arcem". In this way, those precious records escaped the fire that was later set by the Duke of Savoy to the Palace of Aix. Furthermore, when the city could not withstand the troops of the Emperor Charles V, who invaded Provence in 1536, he advised the citizens to withdraw. To ensure that no supplies remained for the enemy, he urged them to destroy their food and other goods. He was the first to empty his granaries into a well and pour his wine and oil vessels into the street.

After Foulques died, his son Nicholas was admitted to the Senatorial dignity Senatus: the Parlement of Provence in the year 1545. His virtue became known not only to the Governor original: "Proregi" Claude of Savoy, Count of Tende, but also to King Charles IX himself. When the King suspended the Parlement and sent a commission of high judges in its place, he specifically wanted Nicholas to be enrolled in that commission.

To Nicholas's brother Charles, the King voluntarily granted the lordship and ownership of Rians original: "Brigantij". This was after Charles led troops through the Corsican expedition and conducted himself with great vigor.

Now, to come to the father of Peiresc: Nicholas left two sons, namely Claude and Reginald. Claude was small and weak in body, but he possessed a truly noble and vigorous spirit. From the year 1572, when he was granted the dignity held by his father and grandfather, he was of great renown in the Parlement and throughout Provence. He was especially dear to Henri d'Angoulême, the Grand Prior of the French Knights of Malta and Governor of the province.

Reginald, on the other hand, was raised from childhood in the household of Renée, Duchess of Ferrara and daughter of Louis XII. When she spent her old age at Montargis, he devoted himself to the study of law, and was chosen sub- The text continues on the next page with the word "subsidio" or similar, regarding his appointment.