A collection of historical documents concerning the town of - Lot 406

A collection of historical documents concerning the town of Montbron (Charente) and its surroundings, including, among other things 1/ - A parchment document from 1374 in Latin concerning an annuity of 2 sols and 6 deniers on a vineyard at La Coste, in the seigneury of Menet, parish of Montbron 2/ - A parchment document from 1397, a lease agreement in Latin for a parcel of land in the parish of Montbron 3/ - A parchment document from 1454 in Latin 4/ - A parchment from May 1563 concerning the acquisition of property in Angoumois 5/ - A parchment from 1585 concerning the sale of land in Montbron 6/ - A parchment documenting a transaction from 1615 7/ - Two large parchments: a papal bull from Pope Pius VI appointing Jean François de Lambertye, a priest of the Diocese of Angoulême, to a canonry at Metz Cathedral left vacant by the death of its incumbent, Sieur de la Crox. A letter from Louis XVI asking the members of the Metz Parliament to verify the legality of the papal bull and to ensure that the beneficiary could take possession of his canonry. Two brown wax seals, damaged. 8/ - Commission issued by Louis XV appointing François Denis Nicolas Cappy as lieutenant colonel of the king’s armies, 1768, large wax seal, deteriorated 9/ - A small bundle of miscellaneous papers 10/ - A folder containing 11 paper documents from the early 19th century concerning Angoulême (lodging vouchers, etc.) 11/ - A bundle containing 2 parchment documents and 5 paper documents concerning the Cappy family (record of the services of the Cappy gentlemen since 1628, a printed pass bearing the coat of arms of Marshal of Saxony...) 12/ - A folder containing 3 parchment documents and 1 paper document concerning the nobility of the Serrade family 13/ - A large folder containing 18 paper documents and 4 parchment documents concerning the inhabitants of Montbron and neighboring villages (18th century, including two printed memoirs). 14/ - A cardboard box containing approximately 80 handwritten documents on paper and a few on parchment, including a will, a rent ledger, court documents, etc.