Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1385

Name:

Goussen, Andrea; Evreux, Reignier le Coustelier, vicomte d'; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

14th century

Date:

1385

Description:

Receipt given by Andrea Goussen, acting on behalf of Simon Clabant, a sergeant in Petit-Bois of Pacy, to Reignier le Coustelier, the viscount of Evreux. The receipt is for the sum of 115 sous and 4 derniers, payed for the service of 123 days, at the rate of 8 derniers per day. The transaction took place in the presence of Pierre Becherel, a lieutenant in Pacy. The receipt is dated 1385 Nov. 11. The text is 8 lines long and is written in a secretary script; this receipt is removed from a larger sheet of parchment. A modern transcription of the text is filed with the receipt.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Purchased, 1966.

Subject:

Soldiers -- France -- History -- 14th century; Soldiers; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Receipts (financial records); Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, Medieval

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 75 x 280 mm

Geographic Subject:

Evreux (France) -- History -- Economic conditions -- 14th century; France

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

In French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 8 Folder 10

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts