227. LOUIS XVI. The King's speech to the Assembly of Notables, Monday 23 April 1787. Followed by the Memoir of the Marquis de La Fayette. Versailles, Ph.-D. Pierre, 1787, in-8, 14 pp., paperback, silent cover of the period. Capital and rare text. The first Assembly of Notables, which was held in the Salle des Menus-Plaisirs in Versailles from 22 February to 23 May 1787, was charged with finding solutions to the serious financial crisis threatening the kingdom. In this text, the king responds favourably to the projects of tax reform, end of exemptions for the clergy and abolition of the gabelle. It also considers the savings to be made by the state while ensuring the repayment of the debt. La Fayette supports the king's speech by denouncing more particularly the agiotage.