VERJUS Antoine de (1632-1706) jésuite, premier directeur des Missions françaises du Levant en Chine et aux Indes. LA.S. "Verjus", Versailles 25 November, [to Madeleine de SCUDÉRY]; 1 page in-8. He wants to inform her of the "too good fortune" of the bill she wrote him: "As not everyone has the same gift as I do for reading what you write, I made an extract of all that concerns the King's illness on the back of the bill, so that the RP de LA CHAIZE could more easily read it to His Majesty. This he did only two hours ago in the presence of Me de MAINTENON, who said at first that knowing your zeal as she did, she was surprised that nothing had yet been seen of you on this subject; and this extract having been read afterwards was esteemed and applauded as much as I would like and without doubt much more than you expected...