LORRAINE. 2 P.S., Mauvages (Meuse) 1563-1602; vellum 15 x 36.5 cm, with red wax seal with arms hanging on tail (small hole), and 38 x 57 cm, 3 seals with arms under paper hanging on double tails. May 24, 1563. Donation by Ory Du Chastellet, seigneur de Mauvages, of the Domgermain wood received from his late father Pierre Du Chastellet, to Nicolas Thomassin, his late father's collector, in recognition of his great services, and in return for a cens of 20 francs barrois... July 22, 1602. Enumeration for the King by Varin de Savigny, lord of Mauvages, of the seigneury of Mauvages, for the part belonging to the Crown, including the Domgermain wood, 70 arpents in size...

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