Live auction - Lot 1167
[Nobility - Ghent]
Letters patent granting an annuity to Frans vander Gracht, Lord of Schardau.
CHARLES V
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Brussels, 24 January 1522 (n.s.)
1 f. (26 x 47 cm): vellum, in French (seal missing, bl. left lower margin cut, contemp. ms. annot. on back).
Vander Gracht (1485-1552) received this annuity for his appointment as high bailiff of Ghent, responsible for the enforcement of justice and the monitoring of the administration of justice of the city. He also used to sign his deeds a French translation of his name "François des Fossés". The first line is expertly calligraphed.
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