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406 - A collection of old documents relating to the town of Montbr…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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A collection of old documents relating to the town of Montbron (Charente) and its surroundings, containing, amongst other things 1/ - A parchment document dated 1374, written in Latin, concerning an annuity of 2 sols and 6 deniers on a vineyard at La Coste, in the seigneury of Menet, parish of Montbron 2/ - A parchment document dated 1397, a Latin lease for a plot of land in the parish of Montbron 3/ - A Latin parchment dated 1454 4/ - A parchment dated May 1563 concerning the acquisition of property in Angoumois 5/ - A parchment from 1585 concerning the sale of land in Montbron 6/ - A parchment, a deed of 1615 7/ - Two large parchments: a papal bull from Pope Pius VI appointing Jean François de Lambertye, a priest of the Diocese of Angoulême, to a canonry at Metz Cathedral left vacant by the death of its incumbent, the Sieur de la Crox. A letter from Louis XVI asking the members of the Parliament of Metz to verify the legality of the papal bull and to ensure that the beneficiary could take possession of his canonry. Two brown wax seals, damaged. 8/ - Commission issued by Louis XV appointing François Denis Nicolas Cappy as lieutenant-colonel in the King’s armies, 1768, large wax seal, deteriorated 9/ - A small bundle of miscellaneous papers 10/ - A folder containing 11 paper documents, early 19th century, concerning Angoulême (lodging vouchers, etc.) 11/ - A bundle comprising 2 parchment documents and 5 paper documents concerning the Cappy family (record of the services of Messrs Cappy since 1628, printed pass bearing the coat of arms of the Marshal of Saxony...) 12/ - A folder containing 3 parchment documents and 1 paper document concerning the nobility of the Serrade family 13/ - A substantial folder containing 18 paper documents and 4 parchment documents relating to the inhabitants of Montbron and neighbouring villages (18th century, including two printed memoirs). 14/ - A cardboard box containing approximately 80 handwritten documents on paper and a few on parchment, including a will, a rent register, documents relating to a legal case, etc.
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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