[BARGETON (Daniel)]. Lettres. Ne repugnate vestro bono, hanc spem, dum ad verum pervenitis, alite in animis : libenterque meliora excipite opinione ac voto juvate. London, s.n., 1750. In-12, first edition, 5 parts in one volume comprising the first 3 letters of 40, 289 and 36 pages, followed by the remonstrances of the Clergy presented to the King on August 24, 1749, concerning the raising of the Vingtième (31 pp.) and the last letter (62 pp.). Bound in full contemporary marbled calf, the boards with gilded escallops in the spandrels, spine decorated with 5 nerves, the caissons stamped with the arms of Chancellor d'Aguesseau, red morocco title-piece. Ex-libris Josy Mazodier. Rare edition of this work, which was suppressed under pressure from the Church on June 1, 1750 and placed on the Index on January 25, 1751. "It was also known that it had been suggested, even admitted by the Controller General, Machault, author of the enterprise attempted on ecclesiastical property [...] to draw public attention to the work and by this means provoke a movement of opinion." (Rocquain, L'esprit révolutionnaire, p. 133). "The Lettres Ne Repugnate deserve special mention [...] because of the lofty views that inspire them. Equality before taxation is proclaimed in remarkable terms." (Stourm p. 80). Expert: Mr Nicolas Asvisio