Richard Duke of York was Lieutenant Governor of France and Normandy and this elegantly written document is of great historical significance as it may be said to mark the beginning of the end of the English attempt to control France. It carries a richly ornamented seal in a fine state of preservation and evern more unusually the counter seal as well. Add itional Charter 75749. Illustrated as plate I of AR
Item Provenance
Phillipps MS 32694, bought at Sothebys June 1971, Lot 1435.