Suspected Authors of Antangil

Jean de Moncy

Jean de Moncy, whose name was put forth by Cioranescu as being a possible author (one of three), was a school teacher at Tiel, Netherlands and author of two series of Rustic Dialogues hostile to Catholicism, written between 1601, or more likely 1608, and 1615. [ Couteau vert by Alexandre Cioranescu. Publisher: Paris Gallimard, 1963] He suggest that the G.T. might have stood for Gymnasiarque Tielois , or perhaps Gentilhomme Ternois as de Moncy was a native of the region of Artois. However, to me this has no merit as the author was undoubtedly French and I believe people in this region, though subject to France, did not consider themselves French at that time. Also, the book seems to be directed at what was then going on in France, an example of government by which to resolve the great fractures in his country. Presenting them with a unifying religion, that of the ancient church, as well as a representative goverment with a constitutional monarchy, and various separations of power, and safeguards throughout. [NOTE, Checked 3 editions of Rustic...

"J.D.M."

One of three persons put forth by Cioranescu as being a possible author, this person is only identified by his initials "J.D.M." Having followed the court in Bordeaux, he used his initials J.D.M. when he signed a letter containing "The news of the court, sent from Bordeaux by an officer of the house of the king to a friend of his in Paris" (Paris, 1615) [Source: Cfr. Bourgeois et Andre, Les sources de l histoire de France, vol. V, p.39.] [NOTE: "In 1615, Jacques Le Musnier received in Angoul me and harangued King Louis XIII, going to Bordeaux to marry Anne of Austria." source, "Le chateau d'Ardenne et la seigneurie de Moulidars en Angoumois", "MUSNIER". ALSO, the descrption of the marriage of the King of Antangil very much resembles that I have seen for King Louis XIII.... where did the author get his account of the King's wedding... from a written source or was he there in person??? Again, this would point to a Frenchman rather than de Moncy who was born in Flanders. However, there was a Catholic Clergy? (a canon) named Jean de Moncy at or near Bordeau at this time. For description of the celebrations and events between 1612 and 1615 in France SEE, https://www.worldcat.org/title/828628529 with title Dynastic marriages, 1612/1615 : a celebration of the Habsburg and Bourbon unions, by author Margaret M. McGowan. book is ebook available at Seton Hall.]

Joachim du Moulin

Joachim du Moulin seigneur de Lorme Grigny (c.1538 c.1618) [Van Wijngaarden 1932, p.22]; married first to Francoise Gabet, the daughter of Innocent Gabet, chief judge of Vienne in Dauphine, and the widow of a Du Plessis given as Dowager-Lady Du Plessis (perhaps the neice of Philippe Du Plessis); 2nd married, Julienne Guillemette d'Avrigny d'Ancerville; Joachim and his family were at Paris during the st. Batholomew Day Massacre and narrowly escaped first to Muret and then to sedan. On Good Friday 1584 he was arrested in Paris by the gendarmes. By the Kings command, the parlement banished himfrom the Kingdom to which he fled to scotland. Prior to 1596 he was Pastor at Orleans; it appears that he moved to saumur following the synod of saumur in 1596. He retired at suamar in 1615. Jochim was the Father of the Protestant minister Pierre Du Moulin and would be father-in-law of Andre Rivet.

Jean du Matz

Jean du Matz put forth by Meral (1969) and by Africa (1979, p.277). "Jean Du Matz de Terchant, gouverneur de Vitr , missaire de Henri IV en Hollande en 1593 et auteur de volumineux M moires. En effet, comme l'auteur d'Antangil, Du Matz est militaire, protestant et se trouvait aux Pays-Bas en 1593-1594. Plusieurs t moignages sur Du Matz font ressortir chez lui une grande tolerance semblable celle qui inspire l'utopie et on retrouve dans Antangil et dans les M moires, non seulement des analogies de style mais aussi des pr occupations identiques, en particulier la volont de r former l'appareil judiciaire et de lutter contre l'injustice sociale et la v nalit des charges. Les deux auteurs se r v lent comme des esprits laborieux, m thodiques et lents, et comme des hommes dont la sensibilit s' meut constamment la vue des supplices des violences de la guerre et de la souffrance du peuple. Sans pouvoir le d montrer, on peut raisonnablement supposer que le nom de Jean Du Matz, Gentilhomme de Terchant se cache derri re les initiales de l'auteur."—SEE MERAL

Julien de Moucheron

"Julien de Moucheron, gentleman of Touraine" put forth by J. Pannier, [that accordding to Cioranescu]. This character, rather unknown, lived from 1578 to 1638. He belonged to a family established early in Holland and which had trade with the Indies.

Jean de Montyard

One of three persons put forth by Cioranescu, Jean de Montlyard used the initials I.D.M. However, according to Cioranescu he was an Orleanais and died c1613. Hence, his use of initials I.D.M. was just a coincidence. He was minister at Draillans in 1554 and at Celigny in 1557. My opinion, he would have been too old to be author of Antangil.

a) In his translation of Mythologie c'est dire, Explication des Fables contenant les genealogies des Dieux... Extraite du Latin de Noel Le Comte, et augment e... published at Lyon in 1600 and dedicated it to Prince de Cond . Reprinted several times, including 1611 at Rouen.

b) He used the initials I.D.M. in his translation of Sermons de Caresme... published at Paris by chez Oliver de Varennes in 1599. He used the initials I.D.M. in his translation of Le miroir de la procedure de Philippe Roy de Castille en l'usurpation du Royaume de Portugal... published at Paris in 1595. In 1611 he had printed at Saumur Anti-Jesuiste Au Roy.

c) He used the initials I.D.M. in his translation of Le miroir de la procedure de Philippe Roy de Castille en l'usurpation du Royaume de Portugal... published at Paris in 1595. In 1611 he had printed at Saumur Anti-Jesuiste Au Roy.

d) In 1611 he had printed at Saumur Anti-Jesuiste Au Roy.

Jean de Montagne

Jean de la Montagne, a Touraine gentleman [Lachevre 1968, 261f]