Lot 333
Louis XI, King of France.
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
£1,500
Description
Endorsement signed ("Louis"), as King, Paris, 18 January 1462. Countersigned by Anthoine. Endorsed on verso of a 27 December 1461 summons. 1 page, oblong (7½ x 13 in.), ON VELLUM, a 1¾ x 5¼ in portion of lower right corner cut away, discoloration along right edge.
Footnote
Provenance: Appleby Castle Library, Appleby Castle, Westmorland
Note: A FIFTEENTH CENTURY SUMMONS FROM THE KING, ordering his uncle the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, to appear before the Parlement, together with the bailiff of Dijon and his lieutenant, to answer a number of charges against them.