GASTRONOMY & CUISINE. A fascinating collection... Lot 4

GASTRONOMY & CUISINE. A fascinating collection of handwritten documents:
-DU BARRY, Jeanne Bécu, countess (1743-guillotinée in 1793), favorite of Louis XV. Signed "La comtesse du barry". Louveciennes, February 25, 1783. MADAME DU BARRY'S CHEF DE CUISINE. Receipt intended for her head chef, the aptly named Nicolas Tranchant: "Monsieur Jadot will kindly pay Sr. Tranchant, my head chef, the sum of three thousand three hundred and fifty seven livres eight sols three deniers on the first of July, which sum I will account for by returning the present receipt [...]". The name of her cook, almost predestined, sounds quite different in light of Madame Du Barry's end.
-MEDICIS, Catherine de]. Manuscript receipt on parchment, for the wages of her head cook. January 22, 1584. THE MAÎTRE QUEUX OF CATHERINE DE MÉDICIS. Louis Girardin, "honorable man" and Maître Queux of the "cuisine de bouche de la Royne [Reine], mère du Roy [i.e. Catherine de Médicis] gives receipt of his Office wages to Me Raoul Feron, secretary, treasurer and general receiver of the Queen's Finances.
-LOUIS I DUC D'ORLÉANS (1372-1407). Set of two rare documents, written under Charles VI:
[LAIRE, Guillaume de (av. 1370-ca 1410)]. Piece on parchment. June 11, 1403. Fine sheet of paper laminated on verso with annotations in margin. Traces of a round wax seal. Collection mark (stamp forming a star). Minor wetness. Guillaume de Laire, "chevalier Seigneur de Cornillon et grand Maistre Dostel de Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans" certifies a lack of salt for the said hotel "Je vous certifie que y fault a present du sel pour la despence de lostel de Mondit Seigneur si en veuillez faire bailler et delivrer à Richard de Fresne escuyer de cuisine dudit Seigneur [...] au pris du marchant sans gabelles [...]".
[NANTOUILLET, Ogier de]. Parchment document. March 15, 1392. Vellum tail preserved. Two signatures. Receipt for "Noble home Ogier de Nantouillet ecuyer tranchant de Mos le duc d'Orleans" of 100 gold francs that Jehan Poulain, treasurer of the duke gave him to defray his expenses. Beautiful condition. A squire tranchant was in charge of butchering, carving and serving meat. Ogier de Nantouillet was one of the few survivors, along with King Charles VI, of the bal des ardents, a wild masked ball held in January 1393 at the Hôtel de la Reine Blanche in Paris, at which members of the nobility burned in a fire caused by a torch brought by Louis, Duc d'Orléans.
-CHARLES IER, DUC D'ORLÉANS (1394-1465). Manuscript on parchment. January 1, 1450. Receipt from Hugues Le Bois [Boys], secretary to Monseigneur and Receiver of the Duchy of Orléans, for "Jehan que Dieu gart Maître d'hôtel du Duc d'Orléans", receiving from Jean Chardon, Treasurer of the Duchy, the sum of 40 gold ecus in accordance with the letters of September 23, 1450.
-LOUIS XIII]. RAVAULT, Claude. Parchment document. June 12, 1648. Quittance pour Claude Ravault, Sieur de Pronille, contrôleur d'Office de la Maison de sa Majesté "confesse avoir reçu de Mr Guillaume Lamy" la somme de 450 livres tournois pour ses gages.
-LOUIS XIV]. Manuscript on parchment, partly printed. Paris April 5 [?] 1689. Quittance de François Martin dit Saint-Martin, maître-queux de la cuisine-commun du Potager du grand commun du Roi attteste avoir reçu de Philipe Lefebure la somme de 300 livres pour le quartier de janvier 1689. Autograph signature of the aforementioned Saint-Martin, who held this position until 1692.
-HUITRES]. Interesting print entitled: "Arrest du Conseil d'Estat du Roy [...] qui règlent les droits d'Entrée, d'Abord & de consommation sur les huîtres vertes venans des Pays Etrangers [...]". Paris, V. Saugrain & Pierre Prault, 1718. 12 pp. in-4. VERY RARE DOCUMENT. 1456 barrels of green oysters from England [!] arrived at Saint-Vallery [en Caux] in 1713 and 1714 on behalf of Jean-Antoine de La Haye d'Anglemont. 200 barrels were sent to Paris and 1354 were destined for the rest of France. Interesting document on customs duties (5% of their value) for oysters entering through Dieppe; on the different types of oysters in baskets and barrels; on the commercial legislation in force at the time, etc. Very handsome and fresh document, with signature of the King's counselor-secretary in fine.
-OYSTERS]. Interesting printed document entitled: "Édit du Roy portant suppression des Offices de Pourvoyeurs, Vendeurs de Huistres [...]". Paris, François Muguet, 1698. 4 pp. in-4. Small paper restoration at foot without damage to text. VERY RARE DOCUMENT. Hereditary offices, created in 1691 with the following distribution: "six Pourvoyeyrs, Vendeurs d'huîtres en écaille dans nostre bonne ville & faubourgs de Paris, suite de notre Cour & lieux circonvoisins", 2 in Rouen,