▁August in ▁de ▁Th ou , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁par lement ▁of ▁Paris ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 4 4 ), ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Christ ophe ▁de ▁Th ou , ▁premier ▁président ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁par lement , ▁who ▁had ▁had ▁amb itions ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁France . ▁His ▁uncle ▁was ▁Nicolas ▁de ▁Th ou , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Chart res ▁( 1 5 7 3 – 1 5 9 8 ). ▁With ▁this ▁family ▁background , ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁of ▁literature , ▁a ▁firm ▁but ▁toler ant ▁p iety , ▁and ▁a ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Crown . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁law , ▁first ▁at ▁Or lé ans , ▁later ▁at ▁Bour ges , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁François ▁Hot man , ▁and ▁finally ▁at ▁Val ence , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁Jacques ▁C uj as ▁for ▁his ▁teacher ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Just us ▁S cal iger ▁as ▁a ▁friend . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁Church ; ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁minor ▁orders , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁his ▁uncle ▁Nicolas ▁to ▁the ▁epis cop ate ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁canon ▁of ▁Notre - D ame ▁de ▁Paris . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁he ▁seized ▁every ▁opportunity ▁for ▁prof itable ▁travel . ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 3 ▁he ▁accompanied ▁Paul ▁de ▁Fo ix ▁on ▁an ▁emb ass y , ▁which ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁visit ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁courts ;