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Nicolas-Félix Van Dievoet dit Vandive (Paris c.1710? - Paris, 1 June 1792) was a French court official.
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He was clerk at the Grand the Council, adviser notary secretary house and Crown of France close the Court of Parliament (the notaries secretaries of the Parliament of Paris exerted a load annoblissante with the first degree, and this since their creation; under the terms of an old use confirmed by edict of July 1644. This privilege to them was withdrawn in July 1669 and they were given to the gradual nobility. But the nobility with the first degree to them was returned in November 1690).
By the Edict given to Versailles on May 22, 1775, which fixes the finance of the officers of the great Council, we can read: " We pareillement fixed finances of the offices of first and the made main thing of the clerk's office of the audience of our Great Council of which the sior Vandive étoit provided, with the sum of twenty-five thousand livres."
His life
Nicolas Felix Vandive, clerk with the Great Council, clerk of the audience of the Council of the King, lawyer to the Parliament of Paris (listed in 1761), adviser notary and secretary House and Crown of France close the Court of the Parliament, belonged to a family of Parisian goldsmiths of origin of Brussels, the Van Dievoet known as Vandive. The Royal Almanach of 1776 gives its address: " Vandive, Clerk of the Audience, Holy-Opportune" street of the Lavender fields;.
His grandfather was the famous goldsmith of the king Philippe Van Dievoet says Vandive (1654–1738), adviser of king, Officier of the Guard Wraps of the King, general syndic of the Revenues of the Town hall of Paris, native of Brussels. Its great-uncle was the celebrate sculptor of Brussels Peter Van Dievoet (1661–1729)
His father Balthazar Philippe Vandive, goldsmith also, was consul of Paris in 1739.
The death of king Louis XV
It was Nicolas Felix Vandive who at the time of the last disease of the king Louis XV was sent the Sunday the 1st er May 1774 by the Parlement of Paris to go to enquérir itself of the health of the king, as we learns it in his famous newspaper the Parisian bookseller Siméon-Prosper Hardy:
“ new court of the Parliament avoit not missed, according to the ordinary use, to appoint named Vandive, one of the first principal clerks at the clerk's office of Large the Room and its notaries secretaries, to go to Versailles knowledge of the news of the health of the King. But this secretary pouvoit to give an account of its mission to the irremovable company only next Tuesday, awaited accustomed vacancy of the Monday, May 2. ”
Nicolas Felix Vandive exerted the load anoblissante "to advise notary secretary House and Crown of France", we give below a copy of the letters of provisions preserved at the PUBLIC RECORDS OF FRANCE.
Document of file
PROVISIONS Of OFFICES (1730–1790) V/1/ 472 part 274, the 3/9/1774 __________________________________________________________________ Notary secretary house crown of France lundes two being useful close Court of the Parliament in Paris
LOUIS BY the GRACE OF GOD KING de France and Navarre, with all those which these present will see HELLO by the voluntary resignation of the Sr Estienne Timoleon ISABEAU of MONTVAL Ci in front of Our Idiots (eiller). Notary and Secretary house Crown of France fesant one of both being used close our Court as Parlem (ent) in Paris, We would have approved to fill led (it) office the person of #notre expensive and liked # the Sr Nicolas Felix VANDIVE by our Letters of Commission of the month of April 1771 to make exert and fulfill by Provision the functions dud (it) office in our Court of Parliament during three year only as from the day of the enreg (istrement) of these Letters of Commission and as lesd (ites) three years are ready to expire We solved to grant aud (it) Sr. NICOLAS FELIX VANDIVE lawyer in Parlem (ent) our letters of Provision persuaded well that it will continue has to give us of the evidence of his zeal and of its attachment has our service FOR THESE Causes and others gave We to him and octroié, let us give and octroions by these present office of Our Idiot (seiller) Notary and secretary house Crown of France fesant one of both servans close our Court of Parliament in Paris which held and exerted etc. Led (it) Sr Estienne Thimoleon ISABEAU of MONTVAL D (ernier) owner paid the hundredth sum of money and which it is half dud (it) office by act of February eleven D(ernier) in favor dud (it) Sr. VANDIVE which in conseq (uence) paid in our accidental incomes the transfer tax let us have suiv (ant) the quitt (in this) of Sr BERTIN given certified copy with led (it) act and other parts is attached under the contrescel of our chancellery for led (it) office to have held and henceforth to exert to enjoy and use about it by Sr VANDIVE with the honors capacities, freedoms, functions, authorities, privileges, prerogatives, preeminences, pledges returned emoluments such and all ainsy that enjoyed it or enjoying led (it) Sr ISABEAU MONTVAL, that him even enjoys it under the terms of our Letters Commissions and what enjoys it or must enjoy the others equipped with similar offices IF GIVE IN MANDEMENT has our friends and feaux conse (eillers) people holding our Court of Parliament has Paris that having appeared good life and manners to them old susd (it) the twenty five years accomply conversation and apostolic Catholic religion and Roman dud (it) S. VANDIVE and him taken and received the necessary and accustomed oath, they receive it put and institute from us? ? in possession dud (it) office and make him enjoy and use plenement and paisiblem (ent), and make him obey and to hear of all those and ainsy that (it) will belong of the things relating to led (it) office let us mandons moreover has our friends and féaux idiots (eillers) presid (ents) and treasurers of France and general of our finances henceforth has Paris, that by the treasurers and receivers payers and other accountants quil app (will artiendra) and of the funds this intended they make pay and deliver cash aud (it) Sr VANDIVE, by each one or under the terms and in its manner and accustomed them pledges and rights app (artenant) has there to begin day and date of its reception of which bringing back copy collated ainsy that the present ones for once only with quitt (ances) of him on and sufficient, we want lesd (its) pledges in right being last and allocated in the expenditure of the accounts of those which auroient some makes the payment by our friends and feaux idiots (eillers) People of our Accounts has Paris with which mandons ainsy to do it without difficulty BECAUSE SUCH IS OUR PLEASURE in witnesses of quoy we made put our scel auxdittes present GIVEN has Paris the ninth day of Mars the year of grace millet seven hundred sixty fourteen and of our Reign fifty ninth Signed on the folds by Roy THURY and seal of the large yellow wax seal
Recorded with control For minutte ainsy that The ninth day of Mars forwarding in parchment 1774 filled by our clerk
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