Lease to the priory of Notre-Dame à Joigny, 1470 October : manuscript.

Joigny, France, 1470.

1 item : parchment ; 38 x 47 cm folded to 24 x 15 cm

Lease for the religious companions of the priory of Notre-Dame de Joigny. The priory leases by declaration before commissioners ordered by the king. Two signatures, one dated 12 November 1470, and small holes surrounded by traces of red wax from seals at foot of document. 2 x 47 cm strip stitched over the top edge. Date written in ink by a later hand at upper left corner; summary of the document written in ink on verso. Some staining, especially at lower right corner, with slight obscuring of text.

Ms. document.
Title devised by cataloger.
Collation: Parchment; single sheet.
Layout: Written in a single column of 45 lines plus a five-line notarial statement and signature.
Script: Written in notarial script.
Decoration: Flourished ascender on first initial.
Origin: Written at Joigny in October 1470.
Shelfmark: Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS doc. 50.

In Middle French.

Unbound.

Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.

France -- Joigny.

Robbins MS doc. 50

French, middle (ca. 1300-1600)