Western Michigan University, WMU MS 151

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6424

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 151

Title:

Letter from King Charles V of France to the keeper of the royal salt store

Author:

Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380

Charles V of France WIKIDATA

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

1376

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

French

French WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 289 x 168 mm.

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
A letter of Charles V, King of France, to the keeper of the royal salt store (Grentier du grenier a sel) at Vernon of the river Seine, about the sale of contraband salt (sel non gabelle) smuggled into France and referring to 'plusieurs fauz marchans et aultres personnes' engaged in the transport of illegal salt.
Parchment, single sheet, text on front only. Multiple tears and holes. Tag at bottom right (with seal?) missing. This tear has obscured part of a signature and maybe more. Middle French. Written in gothic cursiva with bâtard shading.
France. The letter is dated 31 November 1376. A latter hand has rewritten the date in pencil in the upper left hand corner. Another hand has written the same date in black ink in the bottom left hand corner along with the name Charles V. Two countersignatures appear at the bottom: 'Par le Roy,' and 'Bonsolas.' Hugues Bonsolas is mentioned in British Library Additional Charter 4328, which...

Keyword:

Salt--Transportation

Smuggling

French letters

Manuscripts, Medieval

Manuscripts, French

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21348428400002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~877192~142079/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University