LOUIS XIII. MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. LEGAL ACT. NORMANDIE. PAYS - Lot 48

LOUIS XIII. MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. LEGAL ACT. NORMANDIE. PAYS DE CAUX. LOUIS XIII "by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre...". Fine manuscript on vellum, ca. 1630. Large quire of four folded sheets of vellum, sewn together, i.e. 8 ff. in small square folio format (approx. 30 x 33 cm), ruled in ink. approx. 22 lines per page. With signatures or initials of parties and witnesses at the end of the text. Complete, well-preserved manuscript, neat cursive in sepia ink, typical of seventeenth-century legal acts or notarial minutes. "Seen and ordered by our said court, the execution of the agreement between the parties... "Probably an internal copy or register, not the original sealed document, intended for the royal archives or the beneficiary and kept by one of the parties (notary, municipality, or beneficiary family). A type of royal decree issued by the King's Council or a local chamber. After the turmoil of the Wars of Religion, many acts of this type were issued to confirm privileges and remit debts or offices. The content suggests a transaction, settlement or agreement between individuals, with detailed clauses and references to places. Mention of a bailiff, lands or rights, parties involved and the localities of Caumont, Yvetot, Montreuil or Foucarmont, towns in Normandy. "to all those who will see these letters, salut. Sçavoir faisons que, vu[e] la cause de (...) différend pendant entre Jacques Dubal, sieur de Lograis, d'une part, et plusieurs autres parties habitant[s] et propriétaires des domaines de Baill[iage] (...) notre très cher et féal [officier] le sieur de Beaumanoir, tenant le siège présidial de...". Slight traces of use and vellum a little creased, but document very well preserved.