Lot n° 416

FABER, Petrus Letter, sign., to his son Salomon Faber, Norwich (England), 5/10/1587, paper, bifolium (c. 32,5 x 22 cm), 2 pp. and address. In very good condition (folds, marginal soiling).

Estimation : 250 / 400
Adjudication : 450 €
Description
Interesting letter in Latin and Dutch from Petrus Faber "Cortracus" (from Kortrijk), a religious refugee in Norwich, to his son Salomon with i.a. advice and instructions to rent a house ("In de Violette") in Ypres, to repay loans etc. The letter halfway changes from Latin to Dutch, and finishes with Latin again. It gives us a rare glimpse of life in troubled times.
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