BALBANY (A. Chr.) - Tout se dira ou L'esprit des... Lot 29

BALBANY (A. Chr.) - Tout se dira ou L'esprit des Magistrats destructeurs, analysé. Dans la demande en profit de défaut de Me. le Goullon, Procureur Général du Parlement de Metz. Amsterdam, Par la compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1763; in-8, 306 (the last page is erroneously noted as 406), bound in full contemporary vellum over wood, smooth spine, edges painted red. Rare first edition. The Jesuit A. Chr. Balbany lists in his brochure the numerous measures and accusations that various French parliaments and judicial authorities had taken against the Jesuits. From an assassination attempt on King Louis XV. In 1757, after the Society of Jesus had been accused of this, it had to fear for its existence - subsequently accused of all heresies. In 1763, the Societas Jesu was banned in France. Noël 6335. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY