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PHILIP II (King of Spain, 1554-1598). Letter signed ('Yo el Rey') to the King of France (Charles IX), Madrid, 6 April 1568, in Spanish , acknowledging a letter in which the French King has declared his intention of acting against the [Huguenot] rebels and announcing his satisfaction that he will not treat with them, 'la intencion y buen animo con que quedava para mostrar almundo con obras, en el negocio de Rebeldes, quanto le quadra el titulo de Chr mo heredad de sus predecessores, cosa cietro que me dado mucho contentamiento, por entendar que el no Venir V. Mag d con sus enemigos en eningun genero de apunamiento, es la summa delo que le conviene', one page, 2° (350 x 220mm) , countersigned by Cayas at the foot, annotated at the head in a 17th-century hand, 'original' inscribed in upper right corner, four phrases underlined in ink, integral address leaf, papered seal. CHARLES IX (King of France, 1560-1574), Letter signed to Monsieur de Matignon, Paris, 17 January 1563, in French , informing him of his decision that their weapons be returned to the merchants and leading citizens 'de ceste ville' except for their pistols and arquebuses which are to be retained in his arsenal, and the concession is not to be extended to any town outside the capital, 1½ pages, 2° (350 x 220mm) , integral leaf addressed to Matignon as Lieutenant Governor of Normandy, countersigned by Bourdon, annotated with the date in a later hand at the head, stitch holes (slightly discoloured). CATHERINE DE MEDICI (Queen of France, 1547-1589). Letter signed to Monsieur de Matignon, Vitry, 27 November 1573, in French , informing him that she has given leave to Noyan to visit him while she accompanies her son, the King of Poland, to the frontiers of Lorraine, ½ page, 2° (340 x 220mm) , countersigned by Chantereau, the date inscribed in a later hand at the head, address panel on verso, stitch holes (slightly discoloured, repaired with tape at centre of fold on verso, tears in margins). HENRY III (King of France, 1574-1589). Letter signed to Monsieur de Matignon, Blois, 4 March 1577, in French , declaring that having seen the instructions that the Sieur de Meilleraye has given to the Sieur de Bois-Dennebourg he considers that only one Marechal de Camp is needed for Normandy instead of three, and he has appointed Sieur d'Hugueville who has the confidence of the nobility, one page, 2° (340 x 220mm) , countersigned by Pinart, address panel on verso, stitch holes (slightly discoloured, worn at margins). Philip II, married to Elizabeth de Valois, address Charles IX as his brother-in-law ('Muy caro y muy armado hermano'),. Catherine de Medici accompanied her third son, the Duke of Anjou (later Henry III) to the frontier on his election as King of Poland, while Charles IX was detained at Vitry by illness. Jacques Goyon de Matignon, Prince de Mortagne (1525-1597), was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Normandy in 1559, and in 1562 Governor of Cherbourg and Marshal of the King's Armies. He saved Cherbourg from the Calvinists, and was a powerful force in keeping the Huguenots and Catholics in order in Normandy. (4)