MAZARIN JULES; CARDINAL Letter Signed Your very humble and v

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"ADVANCE THE TROOPS" AGAINST THE FRONDEURS MAZARIN, JULES; CARDINAL. Letter Signed, "Your very humble and very / affectionate servant / Le Cardl Mazarini," to General Turenne, in French, stating that he is sending to him De Seiron [Jean de Seyron?] with information from M. de Lorraine [Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine?], instructing him to advance the troops diligently, and sending a decoded message [not present]. 1 page, 4to, with integral address leaf; faint scattered foxing, short closed separations at folds, collector's red ink stamp in upper margin recto ("P[ierre] Jul[es] Fontaine"). Melun, 9 June 1652

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"De Seiron just returned from M. de Lorraine, well informed on all things. I am sending him to you . . . . And you will find, I am certain, that he will tell you some very curious things. I have nothing to add, if it isn't that one must advance the troops . . . as diligently as possible. . . .
"You will find attached the decoding of the intercepted code that you sent me."
Does not appear in Lettres du cardinal Mazarin pendant son ministère, ed. Chéruel and d'Avenel, 1872-1906.
During the French civil wars that took place between 1648 and 1653--"The Fronde"--members of the nobility rose up against Louis XIV and his allies, with Mazarin among the allies. At the start of the Fronde, Marshal Turenne commanded troops favoring the revolt, but in 1651, he defended the King, continuing to do so successfully until the King's forces restored peace.