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1044 - 2 handwritten volumes (with a few printed documents inserted) concerning the legislation of Mons and Hainaut. 1678–1786. Folio, approx. 31.5 x 19.5 cm. Parchment bindings. Good condition (some staining). 1. C. [326] ff., paper, French, various handwriting styles. Collection of manuscript and printed documents concerning the legislation of Mons, 1744–1786, likely compiled by a lawyer (“Corniau [?]”: name on flyleaf). Of note: “Privileges of the City of Enghien” (ff. [178–186]); “Regulations [...] City of Mons, July 20, 1703” (ff. [193–199]); “Regulations for the Canonesses of St. Waudru in Mons, dated April 22, 1786” (ff. [304–307]). Inserted printed documents from 1769–1786, including “Report on the Representation of the Canonesses of the Noble Chapters of Mons, Nivelles, and Andennes” (1770; [2 ff.]). - 2. 236-[2 blank] ff., paper, French. Legal matters (inheritance, marriage, taxes, arrests, etc.), 1678–1742.
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2 handwritten volumes (with a few printed documents inserted) concerning the legislation of Mons and Hainaut. 1678–1786. Folio, approx. 31.5 x 19.5 cm. Parchment bindings. Good condition (some staining). 1. C. [326] ff., paper, French, various handwriting styles. Collection of manuscript and printed documents concerning the legislation of Mons, 1744–1786, likely compiled by a lawyer (“Corniau [?]”: name on flyleaf). Of note: “Privileges of the City of Enghien” (ff. [178–186]); “Regulations [...] City of Mons, July 20, 1703” (ff. [193–199]); “Regulations for the Canonesses of St. Waudru in Mons, dated April 22, 1786” (ff. [304–307]). Inserted printed documents from 1769–1786, including “Report on the Representation of the Canonesses of the Noble Chapters of Mons, Nivelles, and Andennes” (1770; [2 ff.]). - 2. 236-[2 blank] ff., paper, French. Legal matters (inheritance, marriage, taxes, arrests, etc.), 1678–1742.
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