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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2009

Historical Documents
1417 (26 Aug.) two letters from the local officials of Leuven/Louvain in Belgium, the two documents relate to each other (the second is dated 1418) and have been attached together. The first is notification by Johannes de Latewyc, intendant of Peter de Nethenez, receiver of the Duke of Brabant in Leuven, and of Johannes Boxhoven re several (named) defaulters in Leuven; échevins Johannes Albus, Ludovicus Roelants. The second, dated 1418 (10 Apr.) is the decision of the échevins in the same matter, that the goods and rights in them go by default to the receivers; the échevins witnesses being Henricus de Borchoven, Walterus Pynnoc, Johannes van der Lynden and Johannes de Ponte. Four seal tags (cut from old documents), one with most of the armorial seal remaining; both written in Latin. The second document with notation on the reverse. Photo

The Duke of Brabant at this time was John IV (1415-1427)

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