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Important:

This set of 4 documents, completely unavailable in this format when the 4 documents are combined, is crucial for understanding the disappearance of the Jesuits following the trial initiated by them.

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Speech by one of the gentlemen from investigations at the parliament, all chambers assembled, on the constitutions of the Jesuits, spanning 46 pages, followed by:
Speech by one of the gentlemen from the investigations committee in parliament, with all chambers assembled, on the doctrine of the JESUITES, spanning 108 pages, followed by:
Assertions with 155 pages and from:
The general idea with 68 pages.
Format: 17x10 cm

This represents a collection of rare documents for sale and in libraries concerning the Jesuits' trial in 1761, which led to their downfall.
Sometimes, parts of this book can be found online, but these four sections, presented together in a single binding with a text about the general idea, are completely unavailable.

This book is of utmost historical importance for better understanding why the Order of the Jesuits disappeared in the 18th century.

Important: there is no editor, nor is there the name of the Abbot of Chauvin. This book is a collection of four documents used in the Jesuits' trial, dated for the first two in 1761; the third document is a compilation of texts from the 16th and 17th centuries, critical of the Jesuits. 'Idée' is a document on the main vices of the Society of Jesus, drawn from their constitutions and other titles of their society.

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Legal actions are initiated against the Jesuits in Marseille, Paris, and elsewhere. They are condemned to reimburse Lavalette's losses. On May 8, 1761, the Parliament of Paris, to which they appealed, confirms the judgment. The negative attitude of the provincial of France amplifies the financial scandal. The very existence of the Society of Jesus in France is called into question. Some, led by Abbé de Chauvin, believe they have discovered in the Constitutions of the Order the very source of the Jesuits' reprehensible behavior. On August 6, 1761, the Parliament of Paris orders that the writings of 23 Jesuits, including Bellarmin, Toledo, and Ressuis, be banned as 'contrary to morality and harmful to youth.' They are forbidden from receiving novices (documents present in the third part, Assertions of this book). In cities where other schools exist, Jesuit colleges must close by October 1, 1761, and elsewhere they are closed in April 1762. Louis XV, who was supportive of the Jesuits, intervenes several times, delays action, and obtains some deadlines. This escalates into a political conflict between the parliament and the king. Successive compromises are proposed to the Jesuits, all leaning towards Gallicanism (practically a separation from Rome), and are rejected as unacceptable.

Henri Philippe de Chauvin, born in 1714 and died in 1770, was a canon of Notre-Dame-de-Paris and a counselor at the Parliament of Paris.
Close to the Jansenists.
On April 17, 1761, he delivered a speech in which he first denounced the Jesuits as enemies of the State: REPORT BY ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN ON THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE JESUITS. On July 8, he gave a second speech: Report by one of the gentlemen on the doctrine of the Jesuits. Finally, on April 29, 1767, Chauvin delivered a new speech to the parliament regarding the Sanction-pragmatique of the King of Spain concerning the Jesuits. The following May 9, the order was banned. This success temporarily gained Chauvin great popularity. At that time, he ceased to be an active member of the parliament of which he had been a part since 1738 and was appointed honorary counselor. He is attributed a volume titled 'Tradition of facts that demonstrate the system of independence that the bishops opposed, in different centuries, to the invariable principles of the sovereign justice of the king over all his subjects' (1753, quarto and duodecimo editions). Finally, in addition to his speeches against the Jesuits, there are 'Replies to the apologies of the Jesuits' (1762), which were attacked by an anonymous author and defended by Voltaire.