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[CALVADOS]. [TREVIERES]. Sale of the land and seigneury of la Ramée in the possession of Hervé Descageul [d'Escajeul], esquire and lord of the fief. In French, parchment manuscript France, Bayeux (baillage of Caen), January 19, 1677. Register of 121 ff. in cursive script. Bound in supple parchment of the wallet type, leather fastening, covers stained but nevertheless in good condition. Dimensions: 295 x 230 mm. Hervé d'Escajeul was the son of Henri d'Escajeul, seigneur de la Ramée, lieutenant-colonel in the Luzerne regiment. He married his cousin Léonore de la Bretonnière d'Escajeul. The land of La Ramée was sold to Claude Pelot (Pellot) on March 16, 1675. Prior to this, in 1537, François I granted Antoine d'Estouteville, Count of Créances, a dispensation from the feudal duties and royalties relating to the land of la Ramée. A fortified farmhouse still remains at La Ramée.