“Je donne et légue à Armand de Maillé, mon nepveu et fileul, fils d’Arban de Maillé, Marquis de Brézé, Mareschal de France, et de Nicole du Plessis, ma seconde sœur, et en ce je l’institue mon héritier pour les droicts qu’il pourrait prendre en toutes les terres et autres qui se trouveront en ma succession ainsi que s’ensuit.” These _biens_ consisted of (for the share of this nephew alone) the _duché et pairie_ of Fronsac et Caumont; of the lands and Marquisate of Graville; of the county of Beaufort en Vallée; of the lands and barony of Fresne; of 300,000 livres deposited at the Château de Saumur; and of the _ferme des poids de Normandie_, the returns from which amount to 50,000 livres annually. Next comes the before-named niece who, over and above the _biens_ settled on her at her marriage, was to have “ ... la maison où elle loge à present, nommé le Petit Luxembourg, joignant le palais de la reine, mère du roi; ma maison et ma terre de Ruel; le domaine de Pontoise; la rente que j’ay à prendre sur les cinq grosses fermes de France qui monte à 60,000 livres par an. “Item: A ma dite niessce, tous les cristaux, tableaux, et autres pièces qui sont dans le cabinet principal de la dite maison le Petit Luxembourg, sans y comprendre l’argenterie du buffet dont j’ay dejà disposé. “Item: Je lui donne aussi toutes mes bagues et pierreries à l’exception seulement de ce que j’ay laissé à la Couronne, ensemble un buffet d’argent vermeil doré neuf, pesant 535 marcs 4 gros, contenu en deux coffres faits exprez.” The next legatee is his nephew, François de Vignerot, to whom he leaves first the sum of 200,000 livres on condition that he shall lay it out in the purchase of an estate, to enjoy it during his lifetime, and after his decease to go to Armand, his eldest son, or to whichever of his sons succeeds to the title of Duc de Richelieu. He leaves him further his _duché-pairie_ de Richelieu with the appurtenances, dependencies, and lands thereto belonging. Item: The lands and barony of Barbézieux; Item: The lands and principality of Mortagne; Item: The county of Cosnac, the baronies of Coze, Laugeon and d’Alvas, the domain of Hiers en Brouage, the hostel of Richelieu planned and ordered to be built adjoining the Palais Cardinal. Item: The tapestries representing the history of Lucretia, bought of M. le Duc de Chevreuse, with all the figures, statues, busts, pictures, crystals, cabinets, tables, and other furniture at present in the _conciergerie_ of the Palais Cardinal, in order worthily to furnish and adorn the said Hostel de Richelieu, when it shall be completed; and besides these all other movables or immovables, claims upon the king or his domains, and generally all property not as yet disposed of by this will; but all and only on the condition that he shall assume the sole name of Du Plessis Richelieu, and that neither he nor his descendants shall ever be known by any other, or quarter any other arms, under the following penalties....