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In 1645, Ivan Uzhevych dedicated his Ruthenian grammar to a French
family. This dedication on fol. 5 of the manuscript consists of the
family's coat of arms and a Ruthenian poem of six lines in Cyrillic
script, titled "To the coat of arms of the lords Bryhaller". The
manuscript was written in France, as Uzhevych was a student of
theology in Paris and the manuscript is now kept in the city library
of Arras. Therefore this name has to be interpreted as the French name
Brigallier (or maybe Brigall re or something like that).
The coat of arms shows a hedgehog in the main field and two crescents
above it. The motto above the coat of arms is given as "Zblizka i
Zdaleka", which would have to be retranslated as "De Proche et Loin",
i.e. 'From Near and Far'. You can have a look at the coat of arms on a
facsimile of the page:
1. Hramatyka slov-jans'ka I. Uzevyca. Edited by I.K. Bilodid and Je.M.
Kudryc'kyj. Kyjiv 1970, p.5/2.
2. Jaskevic, A.A. Starabelaruskija hramatyki: Da prablemy
ahul'nafilalahicnaj celasnasci. Minsk 1996, p.264.
3. http://starbel.narod.ru/uzh/uzh02.jpg [be patient].
We know very little about Uzhevych. Therefore I hope to find out more
about him through this family he dedicated his manuscript to. Probably
they had helped him finance his studies. I would like to know as much
as possible about them:
- Who were they?
- Where did they live in the 1640s?
- Do they have any connection to Arras?
- Did they have anything to do with Poland-Lithuania?
- Where can I get more information about them?
There is no hurry, and if you cannot answer all these questions, I am
happy about any little piece of information you can give me.
Hello buncic
Wild boar?!!
I'm glad you found the coat of arms - and thank-you for showing it to
us.
I've found a few snippets which may or may not help.
Would you like a reference to one or two Brigallier merchants and
their business dealings in 16th century Paris?
Evidence suggesting there was no Brigalier/Brigallier in a late 17c
official register of French coats of arms?
An early 18c French text giving further details of the mysterious
"Abad Brigalier" who turns up in google searches?
(e.g. http://www.filosofia.org/bjf/bjfc317.htm )
On the surface, it appears to contain a long anecdote from life at the
French court, but it would take time to look into it.
He is in a late 17c book too, spelt as Brigallier, involved in an
implausible and sensational event supposed to have taken place in
1650.
An alternative name for the Order of the Porcupine, even though the
order seems not to have continued into the 17c?
I don't expect to be able to build much on these bits and pieces, but
let me know if any would be useful and I'll write up the references
properly.
Thanks - Leli
I now understand a bit more about M. Brigalier.
1 He was apparently chaplain to a member of the royal family.
2 The implausible story I mentioned was part of the "evidence" in a trial.
Hello leli!
Well, the 16th century is a bit far away. If this was the only way to
extrapolate information to the 1640s, okay. But I think it would be
more interesting to try to find out more about those Brigal(l)iers
that lived in the 17th century. And the late 17th or early 18th
century is even less interesting, because that does not have any
effects on who the Brigal(l)iers were in the 1640s. Of course, later
texts that relate to earlier events in the time interesting me are
very welcome.
The Order of the Porcupine might be interesting if it tells us
anything about its members. And this M. Brigalier might in fact be the
one we are looking for, since the time fits in and he seems to have
been rather ifluential.
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Yes - I think this priest, Abb Brigalier, must have met many
important people in France during the reign of Louis XIV. However, he
may have been known at court in the 1650s rather than the 1640s.
Anyway, I hope some of this will provide you with useful leads.
The facts are scarce, coming from just two sources, but tantalising.
One source is S grais (1624-1701), a figure at court as well as writer
and Acad micien. His anecdotes were published posthumously in 1721.
The other is a collection of documents from the Bastille in 1681,
relating to the notorious poisoning (and witchcraft) trials.
Brigalier was chaplain to Anne-Marie Louise d'Orl ans (1627-1693),
Duchesse de Montpensier and cousin of the King . She was often known
as "la Grande Mademoiselle" or even just Mademoiselle, which made me
slow to realise who was being mentioned. She was very serious about
religion, and at one time considered becoming a nun.
However, Brigalier's "fame" comes not from the church, but from his
magic. S grais writes about his ability to fool the credulous with
conjuring tricks, but by 1681 he is cited as someone who taught others
how to make pacts with the devil and sacrifice three-year-old
children!
S grais' version was taken up by Corneille, who quoted his entire
description of Brigalier's magic tricks as an illustration of how
credulous people were in the seventeenth century.
Brigalier had performed a trick with coloured cloths, which made
Madame de Montauban beg him to show his magic to her and le Comte des
Chapelles. He answered that she must know he was no longer able to
make use of his talents, as the Archbishop of Paris had threatened to
ban (interdire) him if he continued. Despite the Comte's assurances
that he wouldn't tell a soul, Brigalier insisted he must excuse
himself because of the "grand danger" he would expose himself to by
agreeing. Eventually he was persuaded to try to comfort Mlle de
Vermisson by resuscitating her pet sparrow, which had just died. The
whole thing is described as a ruse, with details of how the trick was
managed, including cooperation from some nearby nuns.
Later the Comte can't resist telling the story while at supper with
the king. S grais then recounts another showy piece of magic which
deceived the Queen. Next we are told how the Abb convinced a group of
people in Lyon that he was bringing the devil to life, in a trick
involving a beggar-boy hiding behind a painting. The earlier events
took place while the court was at Compi gne, north-east of Paris.
Brigalier is said to have died not long after Mademoiselle (1693).
Perhaps it's hardly surprising that in 1681 Brigalier/Brigallier is
cited in evidence in witchcraft (?) proceedings against la Joly (later
burnt). He is said to have taught people to make agreements with the
devil, and more alarmingly, to sacrifice children.
You may particularly want to see two footnotes. One comments on how
badly advised la Grande Mademoiselle was, as she had a poisoner for a
doctor, and a satanist for a chaplain. This must have been Lauzun's
work, says the comment. (Lauzun was famous as lover, and perhaps
husband, of Mademoiselle.) The other footnote dates Brigalier's
involvement in the sacrifice to 1650.
1650 may indeed be a time when people were taking notice of Abb
Brigalier.
S grais was certainly around at court at that period, as a trusted
literary acquaintance of Anne-Marie's:
"En 1656, Mademoiselle confie Segrais une œuvre collective"
http://www.zenor.com/bourbonsmag/mag4/23mademoiselle.html
There would be a lot of historical research to do, to take this
further, but I hope you find the court connection helpful in tracking
down some more information on the eccentric Abb .
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The books are:
Auteur(s) : S grais, Jean Regnault de (1624-1701)
Titre(s) : Segraisiana [Premi re partie] ou melange d'histoire et de
litterature. Recueilli des entretiens de monsieur de S grais de
l'Academie fran oise. [Texte imprim ][Deuxi me partie] Les Eglogues et
l'Amour gueri par le temps, tragedie-ballet du m me auteur, non
imprim e. Ensemble. [Troisi me partie] La R lation de l'isle
imaginaire & l'histoire de la princesse de Paphlagonie, imprim es en
1646. par l'ordre de Mademoiselle.
Publication : A Paris, par la compagnie des libraires associ s. M.
DCC XXI.
Editeur : Le Clerc, Nicolas (1655?-1742?)
The Brigalier anecdote runs from page 46 - 56.
Titre(s) : R gne de Louis XIV (1681 et 1665 1674) [Document
lectronique] / documents in dits recueillis et publi s par Fran ois
Ravaisson,...
Titre d'ensemble : Archives de la Bastille ; 7
Lien au titre d'ensemble : Archives de la Bastille
Type de ressource lectronique : Donn es textuelles
Publication : 1995
Description mat rielle : 516 p.
Reproduction : Num. BNF de l' d. de Paris : A. Durand et
Pedone-Lauriel, 1874. in-8
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Ravaisson-Mollien, Fran ois (1811-1884).
diteur scientifique
"Proces-verbal de question de la Joly" begins on page 64. Brigallier
appears again on page 67.
"BRIGALLIER, aum nier de Mademoiselle, enseigne faire des trait s
avec le diable, 64; sacrifie un enfant pour le mariage de la dame de
Saint-Laurens, 67"
Corneille's book is catalogued like this:
Auteur(s) : Taschereau, Jules-Antoine
Titre(s) : Histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de P. Corneille
[Document lectronique] / par M. J. Taschereau
Titre d'ensemble : Oeuvres compl tes / de J. Taschereau
The title page says:
Oeuvres Completes de P. Corneille
The Brigalier part starts on page 289, in the notes to the first book,
which covers the period up to 1653.
The table of contents says "Cr dulit superstitieuse du si cle de
Corneille. - L'abb Brigalier. - Tours l'aide desquels il se fait
passer pour sorcier."
To get to the Corneille and the Archives de la Bastille, you need to
search for "brigal*" at:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
A separate search is needed for "S grais".
You'll see the first search also produces a reference to two 16c
Brigaliers at the University of Paris, being sworn in for something
(?), but unfortunately the entry in the "table des mati res" doesn't
have a page number, and I didn't have any luck with guessing where to
look amongst the nearly 1000 pages. The Brigaliers are in the index at
the end of the book, but again without a number.
"Franciscus Brigalier Parisinus Iuratus an. 1596. item Ioan. Brigalier
Paris. "
Pity that, even if they were young students in 1596, there's only a
small chance of their having met Uzhevych.
from:
Auteur(s) : Du Boulay, C sar Egasse
Titre(s) : Historia Universitatis Parisiensis
Perhaps you'll fight your way through 1000 pages of Latin to see if
there's anything interesting to be found?
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I'll pass on the other things I met along the way, in case they're of
any use.
At the Archive Nationales there are 8 records of Brigalier business
dealings in 1551.
Here's a sample:
Date : 1551 juin 19 Fonds : MC Cote : ET/LXXXVI/028
Nature : rente, transport Num ro : 014823
Objet : MAISON Lieu : ORLEANS, RUE DE LA FOULERIE`RUE DE LA
MAIN-QUI-FILE, 45
Intervenant 1 Premi re partie
Nom:BRIGALLIER NICOLAS
Qualit , tat civil:BOURGEOIS DE PARIS
Profession :DRAPIER (MARCHAND), PARIS
Intervenant 2 Deuxi me partie
Nom:NOYAU GUILLAUME
Profession :MARCHAND, ORLEANS, 45
Domicile :ORLEANS, 45
To get there go to:
http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/chan/index.html
Look for:
"Les bases de donn es du CHAN interrogeables en texte int gral"
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There's no Brigalier in the alphabetical index to the 1696 register of
French coats of arms:
Auteur(s) : Hozier, Charles d'
Titre(s) : Indicateur du grand armorial ou Table alphab tique de
tous les noms de personnes, villes, communaut s ou corporations...
Search for "armorial" at:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
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I came across this page of resources for genealogical research:
http://habitant.org/tools/noblebib.htm
And it turns out that the Order of the Porcupine was also called the
Ordre du Camail.
"Kovacs, va. 'L'Ordre du Camail des ducs d'Orl ans'. Acta historiae
artium, (Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae) 27 (1981), 225–31.
Reports discovery of the first known representation of the Orl ans
Order of the Camail or Porcupine in a tryptich of about 1455 by a
painter of the circle of Roger van der Weyden at the Fondation Abegg
in Berne."
http://www174.pair.com/mja/essaybib.html
I had to laugh when I found our original hedgehog had turned into a
wild boar!
It seems the change from boar to porcupine happened elsewhere too:
"L'on voit dans le Manuscrit 14468, dat de 1450 de la Biblioth que
Nationale de Paris que les D'Amours avaient aussi une nouvelle version
de leurs armoiries, en rempla ant cette poque le sanglier par le
porc- pic."
http://www.genealogie.org/famille/damours/AFD/Journal/Articles/1998/Les%20D'Amours%20en%20Europe.htm
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I wish I could have found a neat answer to your questions about the
Brigalier family. But I do hope that the stories of Mademoiselle's
chaplain will lead to more clues about his relatives. There are plenty
of books about her. Surely some of these will lead to more
information?
These sites helped me review some of the main points about la Grande
Mademoiselle:
Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, duchesse de Montpensier
http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Marie_Louise_d'Orleans,_duchesse_de_Montpensier
"M moires of Anne-Louise d'Orl ans, duchesse de Montpensier (Mlle de
Montpensier, usually called "la grande Mademoiselle"), one of the more
endearing and beloved members of the French royal family."
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/mlle/mlle.html
Article by one of her biographers:
http://www.zenor.com/bourbonsmag/mag4/23mademoiselle.html
The trial where Brigalier was mentioned was linked to the Brinvilliers
poisoning:
http://cr.middlebury.edu/public/russian/Bulgakov/public_html/brinvilliers.html
Many people of high social standing were involved in "l'affaire des
poisons":
"Le scandale est norme, la marquise de Brinvilliers n e
Marie-Madeleine d'Aubrey est la fille d'un conseiller d'Etat. Mais
l'enqu te de La Reynie progresse et la liste des empoisonneurs
s'allonge. Plusieurs hauts personnages sont cit s : la comtesse de
Soissons et la duchesse de Bouillon ni ces de Mazarin ; le mar chal de
Luxembourg ; les comtesses de Polignac, du Roure et de Gramont ; Mmes
de Vivonne et de La Mothe ; Mlles des Oeillets et Cato ; la mar chale
de La Fert ; Jean Racine."
http://www.histoire-en-ligne.com/article.php3?id_article=435
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Do feel free to ask if you would like me to elaborate on anything
here, or help with the rather tedious online catalogues.
Good luck with your research! I have become very curious about all
this and will be looking out for your book when it is eventually
published.
Best wishes - Leli
Search strategy:
After initial searches on google, I searched through various
catalogues, with Brigalier and Brigallier, and also armoirie, armorial
and S grais.
Le Centre historique des Archives nationales
http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/chan/index.html
Gallica catalogue
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
Biblioth que nationale
http://www.bnf.fr/
Catalogue collectif
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