He entered the Order of Carmelites of the Old Observance in his native town, and made his profession 11 June 1626.
A lasting fruit of his sojourn in Rome was the completion and publication of the "Bibliotheca Pontificia", begun by Gabriel Naudé, a work not free from errors and mistakes.
On his return to France he obtained the post of librarian to Cardinal de Retz, and later on the dignity of royal councillor and almoner.
At a later period he became librarian to Achille de Harlay, first president of the parliament, in whose house in Paris he lived and finally died, aged 61.
They include: Among his manuscript notes were collections of bibliographical notices concerning his order, which were utilized by Martialis a S. Johanne Baptista (Bordeaux, 1730), and Cosme de Villiers (Orleans, 1752).