Early history of Option contacts, John Law's "primes" as an option

Followings are just some sources which seem to be useful to understand the option to buy stock( primes) created by John Law in 18th century in France.

• Government Equity and Money: John Law’s System in 1720 France (FRB Chicago Working paper-SSRN)
• The Early History of Option Contracts
• John Law The Financial Innovator

• The History and Methods of the Paris Bourse