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A volume, [1690s], of biographies, painted armorials and pedigrees of members of three reigning houses in Burgundy and their collateral branches.
It comprises the Bosonid Dynasty from Beuves d'Ardennes (822-877) to Henry I of Burgundy (948-1002), the Capetian House of Burgundy from Robert I "le Vieux", son of Robert II, king of the Franks (1011-1076), to Philip I of Burgundy (1346-1361), and the House of Valois from Philip II "le Hardi" of Burgundy (1342-1384) to Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482) (pp. 1-167); the counts of Nevers, descended from the House of Valois, from Philip of Burgundy (1389-1415), to Charlotte of Burgundy (1472-1500) (pp. 169-184); the lords of Montagu et Chagny, descended from the Capetian House of Burgundy, from Alexandre (1170-1205) to N. de Montagu (15 cent.) (pp. 185-232); and the counts of Albon and dauphins of Viennois descended from the Capetian House of Burgundy, from André or Guigues (VI) of Burgundy (1184-1237) to Anne of Burgundy, wife of Humbert I de La Tour-du-Pin (1240-1307) (pp. 235-248). There are annotations and transcripts, [19 cent., last ¼], in the hand of G. T. Clark, both in the manuscript and on new leaves tipped in (18 ff.), with other genealogical and biographical notes by him, in French English and Latin (9 ff.), filed separately.

A volume, [1690s], of heraldry and pedigrees of the kings of France and their queens, from the semi-legendary Pharamond to Louis XIV, including painted armorials, brief biographies and, when known, pedigrees for their queens.
It lists the Merovingian, Carolingian, Capetian, Valois, Orleans and Angoulême kings (pp. 1-122), followed by the Bourbon family from its medieval origins to king Louis XIV (pp. 127-209). This is followed by entries for French princes and cadet branches connected with the Bourbons (Condé, Montpensier and others) (pp. 212-349).