107 - [17th-CENTURY MANUSCRIPT]

[17th-CENTURY MANUSCRIPT] (ca. 1630). Large notebook consisting of four folded sheets of vellum, sewn together, for a total of 8 ff., in in-4 format (ca. 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 slightly creased vellum, but the document is very well preserved). LOUIS XIII. MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. LEGAL DOCUMENT. NORMANDY. PAYS DE CAUX. LOUIS XIII, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre A complete and well-preserved manuscript, written in neat cursive script in sepia ink, typical of 17th-century legal documents or notarial minutes. “Having been reviewed and ordered by our said court, the execution of the agreement between the parties...”. A copy or internal record, intended for the archives or for the recipient of a royal decree issued by the King’s Council or a local chamber. A significant wave of confirmations of privileges and remissions of debts or offices following the turmoil of the Wars of Religion led to several deeds of this type. The content suggests a settlement or agreement with detailed clauses. It mentions a bailiff, lands or rights, as well as the parties involved and the towns of Caumont, Yvetot, Montreuil, and Foucarmont in Normandy. To all who shall see these letters, greetings. We hereby make known that, in view 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, who holds the presiding office of .