[BOUCHER, Jean] - Apologie pour Jehan Chastel Parisien, exéc - Lot 3

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[BOUCHER, Jean] - Apologie pour Jehan Chastel Parisien, exéc - Lot 3
[BOUCHER, Jean] - Apologie pour Jehan Chastel Parisien, exécuté à mort, et pour les pères et escholliers de la Société de Jésus, bannis du royaume de France. Contre l'arrest de Parlement, donné contre eux à Paris, le 29 décembre 1594. Divided into five parts. By François de Verone, Constantin. S. l, 1595. Pet. in-8, (6) ff, 244 pp, (1) f., paper a little yellowed, fawn half-calf. BRUNET V, 1146 (who attributes it to François de Verone). PEIGNOT I, 45; SHF no. 3122. First edition cited by Brunet. Jean Chastel, author of an attempt on Henri IV's life on Dec. 27, 1594, was condemned to the regicide death penalty, leading to the proscription of the Jesuits suspected of inspiring his act. He was regarded as a martyr by the League, which had not accepted Henri IV's abjuration. Jean Boucher (1575-1594) parish priest of Saint-Benoist, one of Paris's most militant League members, was the author of this libel. He wanted to demonstrate that "Chastel's deed is just... is heroic", and that the Court's ruling is impertinent against him and the Jesuits. The doctrine of tyrannicide is based on the Protestants themselves, ''quoy qu'ils changent de discours selon la marée de leurs affaires''; quotations from Junius Brutus, Buchanan, Bodin (classified as a P. R.), Bèze. The author demonstrates Henri IV's incapacity, even after his alleged conversion, and refutes De la juste et canonique absolution, as well as Servin's indictment and Arnauld's plea. The book was published several times, albeit banned, and was a ferment of political discussion right up to the Revolution.
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