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[17th-century MANUSCRIPT]
See original version (French)
107
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[17th-century MANUSCRIPT]
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
[17th-century MANUSCRIPT]
(c. 1630).
Large notebook comprising four folded sheets of vellum, sewn together, making 8 ff. in in-4 format (approx. 30 x 33 cm), ruled in ink. Approximately 22 lines per page. With signatures or initials of the parties and witnesses at the end of the text (slight signs of wear and the vellum is slightly creased, but the document is very well preserved).
LOUIS XIII. MANUSCRIPT ON VELIN. LEGAL DOCUMENT. NORMANDY. PAYS DE CAUX.
LOUIS XIII, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre
A complete and well-preserved manuscript, in neat cursive script in sepia ink, typical of 17th-century legal deeds or notarial minutes.
‘Having been examined and ordered by our said court, the execution of the agreement between the parties...’.
A copy or internal register, intended for the archives or for the beneficiary of a royal decree issued by the King’s Council or a local chamber.
A significant number of deeds of this type were drawn up following the turmoil of the Wars of Religion, involving the confirmation of privileges and the remission of debts or offices.
The content suggests a deed of settlement or agreement with detailed clauses. Reference is made to a bailiff, lands or rights, and to the parties involved and the localities of Caumont, Yvetot, Montreuil or Foucarmont, towns in Normandy. To all those who shall see these letters, greetings. We hereby make known that, in view of the cause of (...) the pending dispute between Jacques Dubal, Lord of Lograis, on the one hand, and several other parties residing in and owning the estates of Baill[iage] (...) our most dear and loyal [officer], the Lord of Beaumanoir, holding the presidential office of .
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