AISNE. LA FERTÉ MILON. September 28, 1652. "Before the Baili - Lot 47

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AISNE. LA FERTÉ MILON. September 28, 1652. "Before the Baili - Lot 47
AISNE. LA FERTÉ MILON. September 28, 1652. "Before the Bailiff of Valois. In the City and Bailiwick and Chatellenie of LA FERTÉ MILON (02)". Inquiry of Mr. the Provost of the Merchants and Aldermen of Paris on the prevention given to the Sieur de BONNE to be able to satisfy the contract passed with the Sieur Le Caine for the car of the Woods of Oyson. Of September 28, 1652. Handwritten expedition of 171 pages in-4°: " The workmen and valets were forced to leave the place because of the people of war of the Army of Turenne who are still in the country. ... That the regiment of the Marshal de Grancey would be at LA FERTÉ (Aisne), foresees their march towards this city and camps at the bottom of the suburb of the causeway of the said city, even they had entered it, plundered and ruined it. They had broken three arches which were in the said suburb, one of which was at the Canal used for navigation, the rubble of which, would have fallen on the cassis which blocked the passage and prevented the boats from passing" and they plundered the woodworkers,... "wood and goods burned, taken and carried away in their camps..." "In short, the country is so ruined, that it is impossible to give any person there to cart and see the woods..." (Excerpt)
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