L. H. J. DE Bourbon

[Enclosure.]

Louis, by tbe grâce of God, King of France and of Navarre, having an entire

confidence in the talents, the virtue, the good conduet, and in the fidelity and affection to our service of the Comte de Walsli-Serrant (Antoine Joseph), former retired officer, we hâve conferred on him, and do confer the rank of Lieutenant- General, to date from the Ist Janry. 1793.

We make known to our gênerai officers, and others whom it concerns, to recognise him, and cause him to be recognised in this capacity.

Given at Paris, the 23rd October 1816. Louis.

' Par le Eoi ' :

The Minister Secretary of State for "War, M*^. DE Feltre.

LOUIS PHILIPPE FIEST, KING OF THE FEENCH, TO ALL PEESENT AND TO COME, GEEETING :

The Marquis Ollivier Ludovic Charles Eobert de Walsh-Serrant, born in London, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the 27th August 1797, has made known to us that a royal décision, dated 22nd March 1824, transferred to him on the occasion of his marriage with Miss Élise Honorée Françoise Marie Elrique D'Hericy, born at Paris Ist March 1801, the Grandeeship of Spain of Ist class possessed by her as heiress, through her late mother, of Count Charles de la Mothe-Houdancourt, in favour of whom the said Grandeeship had been instituted hy a diploma of the King Philippe T., dated 17th September 1722, to be transmitted in perpetuity in his posterity, maie and female; and that in 1830 the late King Ferdinand vu. having substituted the title of Duke for that of Count, under which this Grandeeship had been instituted and transmitted, the Déclarant has begged us, in order to enable him to bear this title of Duke in France, to be pleased to grant him our authorisation, which, by our régulations dated 24th April 1836 and 25th May 1837, given on the report of our Keeper of the Seals, Minister-Secretary of State of the Department of Justice and of Worship, we judged proper to concède to him, under the express condition that he should provide himself with letters patent emanating from us.

For thèse causes, and the said Marquis Ollivier Ludovic Charles Eobert de Walsh-Serrant having resigned ^ [his titles] before our Keeper of the Seals in order to obtain the letters patent which are necessary for him, with the attribution [gift] of armoriai bearings, we bave authorised him, and by thèse présents signed by our hand, we authorise him to carry in France the title of ' Duc Espagnol ' such as has been attached to him, instead of and in place of that of

' ['S'étant retiré par devant.'— Tr.]

Count, ' à la Grandesse d'Espagne de première classe,' ^ which he possesses in riglit of his wife. We will tliat he may in ail places qualify himself by this title of Duke, and take it in ail acts and contracts concerning him, as well in law 2 as out of law. We permit him to carry in every place the stamped arms such as they are figured and coloured in thèse présents, namely, Quarterly, Ist, parted per pale azuré and gules, the first charged with three stars argent, in fess ; 2nd, argent, salter gules ; 3rd, or, a chief indented azuré ; 4th, argent, a chevron engrailed gules between three roses of the same ; over ail, on an escutcheon, also argent, a chevron gules between three pheons, points upwards, sable, part argent, with three porcupines sable placed two and one. The shield surmouuted with a ducal crown.

We give notice by document to the Councillors of our Eoyal Court sitting at Amiens, in the district of which the Duc de Walsh-Serrant résides, to publish and register thèse présents, after having received from him the oath prescribed by the Coustitutional Charter of 1830, on which taking of the oath he will be 'justifié' ^ by our Commissary, as soon as it has taken place. And in order that what is above may be a firm and stable thing for ever, our Keeper of the Seals has applied to thèse présents by our orders our Great Seal, and we hâve adhibited our royal signature.

Louis Philippe.

' Par le Eoi ' The Keeper of the Seals, Minister-Secretary of State, Department of Justice and Worship,

Ba . . .

Seen at the Seals,

The Keeper of the Seals,

Minister-Secretary of State, Department of Justice and of Worship,

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' [Attached to the Grandeeships of Spain ^ [• En jugement.' — Tr.].

l3t Class. — Tr.] s i„ ^jjg gense of ' iegally recognised.'

TRANSLATOR'S APPENDIX A. (See Page 17.)

Taken from a Modem Work, published at the Port of Embarkation, entitled ^ La Course et les Corsaires du Port de Nantes par S. de la NicoUière-Teijeiro,'- Archiviste de la Ville de Nantes. Nantes, 1896.'