Title
Contract concerning feudal rights for lands in Bréval et Villiers-en-Désoeuvre, Normandy.
Created
Normandy, France, 1581 August 28.
Physical Description
1 item (4 leaves) : paper ; 263 mm x 160 mm
Language
French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
Notes
Accompanied by a a copy of a typescript transcription by Paul Freedman.
Layout: single column with wide left margin.
Script: French document cursive.
In Middle French.
Provenance
Previously owned by the comtesse de Dreuil-Brége. Gift of Paul Freedman, 2016.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript contract on paper, incomplete, in a single scribal hand, concerning feudal rights for lands in Bréval et Villiers-en-Désoeuvre, Normandy, held by the de la Marck family and the Duc de Bouillion.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
September 20, 2022
References
Contract Concerning Feudal Rights for Lands in Bréval et Villiers-en-Désoeuvre, Normandy. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Contract Concerning Feudal Rights for Lands in Bréval et Villiers-en-Désoeuvre, Normandy. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Genre/Form
Contracts - France - 16th century
Manuscripts, Medieval - France - 16th century.