Charles Loyseau

Biography

He was accepted lawyer with the Parlement of Paris, where he continued the reputation of his father, Renaud Loyseau, jurisconsult distinguished that Diane of Poitiers and the Duc of Aumale, his son-in-law, avarent honoured with their confidence. Six years later, it was named particular lieutenant of the présidial of Sens, of which it prepared the tender with Henri IV. Little time afterwards, it became Baillif of Châteaudun, and fills this place during ten years with much of distinction, During its stay in this city, it ran the danger to only lose the life by the fall of a floor which buries under its ruins several people, inter alia his/her single brother escaped to him as by miracle. It took again then the occupation of lawyer, and died in Paris the October 27th 1627. Its many occupations did not prevent it from astonishing with the public, in several treaties, such as those of the Offices , the Seigneuries , the Déguerpissement and pure renunciation mortgages , of the Garantie revenues and abuse the justice of the villages .

He writes a Traité orders and simple dignities in 1610 in which he describes the separation of the three orders that he also names “states”, while insisting on obedience due to the king. He observes that each order is subdivided of finer categories.

Its works, published initially in 1660, in-fol., had three editions, by the care and with remarks of G. Jolly, canon of Paris, and a fourth by the company of the booksellers of Lyon, 1701, in-fol; it is best and the most complete. Loyseau ayait a major knowledge of the Roman law, of which it was helped to solve the difficulties of our right costumier. One of the most difficult matters of this right was cleared up by its treated Abandonment , which is its masterpiece and whose Bordeau vainly disputed the honor to him. Its other works preserved regard like monuments of the old French feudal constitution.

Treated orders and simple dignities

According to Charles Loyseau, it is necessary that there is order in all things. We could not live in equal conditions. It is necessary that the ones order and that the others obey. The sovereigns order from all those of their State. As for the people which obey, one divides it by orders.

the ones are dedicated particularly to the service of God.
others to protect the State by the weapons.
And others to nourish it.

They are our three general orders or State, the clergy, the nobility and the State third. But each of the three orders is still subdivided in degrees. Those of the clergy are the crowned orders of priest, bishop and Cardinal and the various orders of Moines. Those of the Noblesse are the simple nobility, the nobility and the princes. In the third state which is fullest, there are men of letters, finances, goods, of trade, ploughing and arm.

According to Treated orders and simple dignities , 1610.

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