COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms151_1r
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 151
Title:
Letter from King Charles V of France to the keeper of the royal salt store, recto
Alternative Title:
MS 151, recto
Incipit:
Charles par la grace de dieu roy de France
Author:
Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380
Origin Date:
1376
Origin Location:
France
Description:
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.
Provenance:
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 includes a warrant from the Receiver General to the receiver at Laon to pay Bonsolas, secretaire du roi, for wages and robes; dated Jan. 1390/1. Bonsolas also appears in the Mandements et actes divers de Charles V (1364-1380), ed. L. Delisle (based on Bibl. Nat. materials), specifically nos. 1334, 1355-6; there are also various pieces relative to the grenier à sel at Vernon (e.g. nos. 1093, 1557, 1862, 1951). Purchased from Lloyd Mackus, The Mackus Company, Springfield, Illinois, by Special Collections, Western Michigan University Libraries.
Extent:
1 sheet
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
Subject:
Smuggling--France
Subject:
Salt--Transportation
Subject:
Contraband trade
Subject:
Manuscripts, French--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Language:
fre
Dimensions:
289 x 168 mm
Material:
parchment
Binding:
Multiple tears and holes. Tag at bottom right (with seal?) missing. This tear has obscured part of a signature and maybe more.
Decoration Description:
Several letters feature exaggerated pen-flourished ascenders and descenders particularly in the first and last lines.
Description of Hands:
Written in gothic cursiva with bâtard shading.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 151, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2013
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
636,249,635 bytes
Is Referenced By:
Bonsolas is mentioned in British Library Additional Charter 4328 and in Delise, L., ed. Mandemants et actes divers de Charles V (1364-1380). 1874: e. g. nos. 1334, 1355-6.
Access Rights:
This document is in the public domain. Western Michigan University holds the right to the image and reproduction. The images that are provided here are for non-profit, educational use only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
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Letter from King Charles V of France to the keeper of the royal salt store, recto
