Censier du seizième siècle pour la paroisse de Payns, bailliage de Troyes

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Title: Censier du seizième siècle pour la paroisse de Payns, bailliage de Troyes
Alternate Title: Censier or rent roll of tenant farms in the parish of Payns in the bailliage of Troyes
Digital Image Rights Holder: The Newberry Library
Type of Resource: Manuscript document
Genre: Register
Date Issued: 1579
Language: Middle French, 1400-1600
Physical Description: Fol. 18r, 19v, 24r-v, 25r, 32r-v of 50 leaves, bound: paper,
28.2 x 43cm
Decoration: Illuminated grotesque initials
Pen flourishings
Provenance: Purchased by the Newberry from Librairie Valette, Paris, in 1988
Reading Difficulty: Introductory
Topic: Finance
Subject: Vineyards--Economic aspects
Land tenure
Landlord and tenant
Inheritance and succession
Farm tenancy
Region: France--Northern France
City: Payns
Coordinates: 48° 22′ 57″ N, 3° 58′ 41″ E
Time Period: 1550-1599
Notes: Signatures: M. Lyot, Et, Adam
Repository: The Newberry Library
Call Number: Newberry VAULT Case oversize MS 5098
Links: Catalog Link
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Background Essay