Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3097
Historical Documents
1402 and 1441, two Flemish land transfer indentures from the échevins (aldermen) and ceurheers of Bergues Saint Winox (south of Dunkerque).
1402 document (310x93mm) refers to a property in the parish of Quatypre ("quadypere") and the échevins named are, Bouden van den Brouke. Pieter de Scheiluwe, Pieter van Borre, Loodewijc Loor and Olivaer de Muds; bears five armorial seals, complete or largely so.
The 1441 document (320x228mm) relates to a property in the parish of Warhem ("warheem") and the échevins named are, Lauwers van Oye, Joris van Heuchin, Pieter van den Bussche, Jan Vermene and Baltasar de Jonghe; there are three armorial seals which are mostly preserved and the fragments of another three. Typical folding and bending, both are in a neat script and in a good to fine state of preservation. Photo
These are interesting examples of deeds in Flemish from the small Flemish enclave in French Flanders, adjoining the present Belgian border.
The communal archives of Bergues contain details of registration of land transfers, wills, etc., passed before the échevins and ceurheers there, but there is little material before 1500.
Bergues appears in these documents as "Berghamboucht" in 1402 and as "Berghambocht" in 1441.
The names of the échevins also add fresh details to those named in other sources, none of the above appear in the name index in Dehaisnes.
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Estimate
£600 to £800