A rare document from King Louis XII of France requesting the acquisition of a ship sailing in the Charente area for the service of the king. This document is on parchment, dated "the last day of September" in the year 1505. Document dimensions: 37x13 cm. Content of the document (We, Louis de Bigar, knight and lord of Alond, deputy of the king in his fleet, certify that the ship of Raphael Rusting, a shipowner from Charente named Marie Françoise, has been registered and placed in the service of the king for five hundred crowns, in the month of [...]. The mentioned ship served from June 11 until the last day of November of the following year [...]). Please send your offers via private message. You can check my page for similar advertisements of rare items and heritage.