Philippe de Vigneulles

Philippe Gerard , known as of Vigneulles (1471 - 1528) was commercial and chronicler French.

His/her father, Jean Gerard, were a simple peasant. He made him fortune in the trade of cloths, at the point to become notable and a great figure of the town of Metz. He wrote an immense chronicle mixing autobiography, universal history and description of the daily life of his city, and Hundred New news (1505), one of the first appearances like the Nouvelle in France.

Philippe de Vigneulles was born in Vigneulles (attached to Trolley-the-Metz in 1810) in 1471 in a country family. Schoolboy with Vigneulles then with Truck he becomes apprentices clothier in Metz, then will work in a notary. Different with its Master forces it to leave. It joined Italy, in 1486, with foot without resource, warning his father. It will stop one year in Geneva. It goes to Rome, Naples, deviend servant and traverses the south of Italy. Returned in Metz in 1489 he works in a clothier. He is removed with his father by brigants who retains it one year in the area of Briey. He is released against the payment of a ransom.

Philippe de Vigneulles with writing: - the Chronicle of Metz, Lorraine and FRANCE - a newspaper of its life and that of the town of Metz until 1520 - a collection of hundred tales called the Hundred news He died about 1527-1528.

The Chronicle of Philippe de Vigneulles starts with the foundation of the world and goes until in 1525. It is a universal chronicle; however Philippe is interested particularly in history of Metz and, in the second place, with the French history. He was chaussetier, trade which consisted in selling cloth and to make men's wears (fit). This chronicle is a rare document, because Philippe de Vigneulles “writes the language which was to be that of the good merchants of Metz, French pronounced the made-to-order of Metz and nouveau riche innumerable lotharingisms” (CH. Bruneau). Here two extracts of the Chronicle.

Year 1504 " Touttes things were about in paireille taken and been worth into last: because one good wine ILO and with planted; the level were good, maix extremely to shit; a chairée petitte of hay coustoit V or VI frant (and in avoit one grant needs; and encor it had estes to shit more, was not estes which returned; and were the prey in cest year faulchiez twice). And was cest year yey more beautiful vandange and the most beautiful season for voiaigier that of loing time was veue. And this biaulx time lasted jusques with the sainct Mertin, that one veoit aultre thing that pilgrim and outward journey people and to come by the fields. In cest presents year, XXIIIe days of the moix from aoust, approximately midnight, it fist of Mets ung small tram- blement of ground, that several people oyrent; but, God mercy! , fist aultre badly. And was cest extremely dangerous year and pestilencieuze of fyèvre." " In this time, and whereas it estoient encor in Mets, came and arivairent VI Hongre, belz men and then sant, abilliés with the mode of their feed. And all six juoient trumpets and will clérons, that biaulx the faisoit oyr. And, with this, between eulx in there avoit ung which faisoit sea take care of flexibility of body; and juoit in closed room, with the resgairt of all ceulx and concealed which while giving money voulloient outward journey there. Then yceulx VI Hongre two grans bear swages with eulx; lesquelle it swage cy well aprins that it them fai- are dancer: because yceulx Hongre juoient of various instrument with the mode of their feed, of which it fai- says them bears are dancer. And, with this, the bears meism swage similar instru- lies like haversack, with large bladder in mey- place; and, while dancing, it sambloit that bear says them blew dedens and juaissent of their large leg of known holes; and so much that to veoir them it donnoient grant rire." causes; (Practical works of civic education general advice of the Moselle 1995)

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Study on the '' Nouvelles ''

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