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(TURMEAU DE LA MORANDIERE, D.L.) Principes Politiques sur le Rappel des Protestans en France; par M.***.
A Paris, Chez Valleyre, Dessain Junior, 1764. With engraved title vignette. Two parts in one volume. (4), vii, (1), 223, (1) pp.; (4), 200 (misnumbered 220), (4, Privilege + errata for both parts) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, gilt lettering, marbled edges, tiny damage to head of spine, a nice copy. INED 4366; Sauvy, Quelques démographes ignorés du XVIIIe siècle, pp. 355-362; Conlon 64:1254; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi: not in Mattioli; not in Higgs. The very rare first edition. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) official persecution of the Protestants reached a high point. Throughout the first half of the eighteenth century, the French Protestants practised their religion in secret, suffering great penalties if they were caught. But towards the middle of the century, the attitude of tolerance became prevalent. Though the increase in tolerance had doubtless much to do with the gathering forces of the Enlightenment, there was also an obvious economic reason for promoting tolerance. Upon the revocation of the Edict of Nantes emigration was forbidden on pain of heavy penalties. Notwithstanding, the revocation brought about, according to Vauban, 'the desertion of 100,000 Frenchmen, the exportation of 60,000,000 livres, the ruin of commerce; enemies' fleets were reinforced by 9000 sailors, the best in the kingdom, and foreign armies by 600 officers and 1200 men.' For both humantarian and economic reasons, therefore, increased tolerance towards the Huguenots was desirable. Turmeau de la Morandière stresses both these reasons. Sauvy describes Turmeau as an extreme populationist for whom no population size can be too great: 'La branche la plus importante pour le Gouvernement est, sans contredit, la nombreuse population' (p. 17).The author stresses the depopulation of France, the increasing poverty of the country and argues that the only remedy for the country is to allow the Protestants to return to France and to accept religious tolerance as the only viable means for the country and its prosperity and its future. The religious intolerance of past ages has only served the interests of the enemies of France and has weakened France itself.    
Price: EUR 1500   Book number: 25582

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