Paroisse St Eustache, Paris - 1595 (6 aot)

Contrat de mariage de Loys BOULDUC, marchand picier au March aux Poires avec
Franoise Le BRUN, pass le 6 aot 1595 devant Matre CHAZERETS.

Furent prsents en leurs personnes honorables, sur dites personnes Loys MAUCLERC, marchand et
bourgeois de Paris, demeurant Rue St-Denis, lenseigne de la Sellette , paroisse St-Eustache, et Perette
CONSEIL sa femme, de lui autorise, auparavant veuve de feu Ysambert Le BRUN en son vivant aussi
marchand bourgeois de Paris. Au nom et comme stipulant desdits, faisant et portant foie en cette partie pour
Franoise Le BRUN, fille dudit dfunt Ysambert Le BRUN et de ladite Perette CONSEIL jadis sa femme,
dune part. Et Loys BOULDUC, marchand, Matre picier Paris, demeurant des Halles, au march auxdits
Poires, en ladite paroisse de St-Eustache, fils de dfunt Symon BOULDUC, vivant marchand drapier,
demeurant Senlis et de Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE, jadis sa femme, prsent sa veuve, demeurant audit
Senlis, prsente en son nom, dautre part. Lesquelles parties de leur bon gr, et en la prsence de chacun : leurs
parents et amis pour ce assembl dune part et dautre, savoir : de la part dudit Loys BOULDUC et de ladite
Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE sa mre : honorable homme Claude PATRILLART, bourgeois de Paris affin et
alin, Matre Jacques ANGILBET procureur en la Court du Parlement, cousin cause de sa femme, Jehan
DELAUNAY, marchand bourgeois de Paris affin et ami, Laurent BOULDUC, marchand au Palais Paris,
cousin-germain du ct paternel, Franois GUINEPEULT, marchand picier, cause de lhtel duquel ledit
Loys BOULDUC a demeur, et de Sbastien CULEMBOURG, cousin aussi cause de sa femme dudit Loys
BOULDUC ; et de la part desdits Loys MAUCLERC, sa femme, et de ladite fille : de Guillaume Le BRUN,
frre paternel, Claude DEROTZ, frre cause de sa femme, Jacques GEORGES aussi frre, Genevive Le
BRUN sur, et de Philippe LANGLOIS neveu cause de Franoise Le BRUN sa femme, de ladite Franoise
Le BRUN. Lesdits Guillaume Le BRUN et autres dessus dits, nomm pareillement marchands et bourgeois de
Paris, reconnurent et confessrent et par ces prsentes confessions avoir fait, furent, et font ensemble : contrats,
accords, promesses convenues, douaires et choses qui sensuivent.

Cest savoir que lesdits Loys MAUCLERC et sa femme ont promis et promettent de donner et bailler ladite
Franoise Le BRUN fille dudit dfunt Le BRUN et de ladite CONSEIL, ce prsente, et de son consentement,
et par loi de mariage audit Loys BOULDUC qui ci-celui a promis et promet prendre femme et viable pouse le
plus tt que bonnement convenablement faire se pourra, et quil sera avis entre eux, leurs parents et amis, si
Dieu et notre Mre Sainte glise saccordent et consentent, et ce audits biens et droits aux susdits futurs maris
et parties, lesquelles seront et demeureront communs entre eux selon la coutume de la ville, par note et crit de
Paris, pour parvenir auquel futur mariage lesdits Loys MAUCLERC et Perette CONSEIL sa femme, ont promis,
et promettent de bailler et payer, auxdits futurs maris ou au porteur la somme de cinq cents cus dor sol,
savoir quatre cents cus dans le jour prcdant leurs pousailles, dont trois cents cus sol en deniers comptant et
cent cus sol en habits et meubles, outre les habits et linges des fille de ladite future pouse. Et cent cus aussi
en deniers comptant, payable dans un an du jour desdites pousailles. Le tout franchement et quitement pour
tout le droit successif mobilier, immobilier et hritages appartenant ladite future pouse, tant par le trpas et
succession dudit dfunt Ysambert Le BRUN, son pre, que de dfunte Genevive Le BRUN sa sur, et aussi de
tout ce qui leur pourrait compter et appartenir de tout, tant en meubles que immeubles en quelque sorte et
manire que ce soit, de tout le pass jusqu aujourdhui et duquel droit successif mobilier et immobilier, lesdits
futurs maris ont fait et font (en ces prsentes) par intercession et transport auxdits Mauclerc et sa femme,
attendu ladite promesse suscit pour en faire et en user par eux appartenant et non, ce lesdits Mauclerc et sa
femme ont certifis et certifient ladite fille franche et quiescent de toutes dettes et hypothques jusqu
aujourdhui. Et et charge quil sera visible auxdits futurs poux pour et pendant six ans prochains et non
aprs de reprendre la part et portion qui appartient la dite future pouse et audit droit successif par eux ci-
dessus quitte audits Mauclerc et sa femme des biens et maison sise Paris, rue du March aux Poires, desdites
Halles, prendre pour enseigne Le Soleil en rendant payant et remboursant par iceux futurs poux audits
Mauclerc et sa femme la somme de 300 cus sol qui font partie desdits 500 cus ceux ci-dessus promis.

Ainsi ladite Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE mre dudit futur poux a certifi et certifie icelle, futur poux franc et
quitte de toutes dettes et hypothques quelconques, de tout ledit pass jusquau jour desdites pousailles. Et
partant ledit futur poux a donn et donne ladite Franoise Le BRUN sa future pouse, la somme de 166
cus, deux tiers en douaire prfix, pour une fois payer, ou de douaire censitaire, au choix et option de ladite
future pouse lun desdits douaires, tel quil sera par elle choisi, avoir et prendre sitt et incontinent que
douaire aura lieu sur tous lesdits biens prsents et advenir dudit futur poux quil en a dcrit charges,
obligations et hypothques. Le survivant desquels futurs poux aura et prendra par prciput et avant partage de
ses habits, armes, cheval, bagages, joyaux, et autres biens de leur communaut ce que vaudra choisir ledit
survivant, et ce rciproquement jusqu la somme de 100 cus sol, selon la prise qui en sera faite par honntes et
saines crances, ou ladite somme aux choix dudit survivant. Et a t accord que si ledit futur poux dcde
auparavant ladite future pouse, en ce cas sera au choix et option delle de prendre et accepter, ou bien de
renoncer au droit de communaut. Et en renonant elle reprendra franchement et quittement tout ce quelle aura
mis et port en ladite communaut, ensemble son dit douaire et prciput, les dits que dessus. Et tout ce qui lui
pourra tre advenu et chu en immeubles pendant ledit mariage, soit par succession, dmarches, et autrement,
sans tre par elle tenue daucune dettes et hypothques cres par ledit futur poux, tant durant et constant ledit
futur mariage, quauparavant celui encore qu ses dettes, elle y dt par ce et sen fut oblige. Car ainsi ci
promettent, obligent, chacun en droit soi renonciations. Fait et pass en la maison desdits Mauclerc et sa femme
en ladite rue St-Denis Paris en lan 1595, le sixime jour daot aprs midi, et ont sign except lesdits
CONSEIL et DEBONNAIRE, mres desdits futurs poux qui ont fait leurs marques pour leurs signes ordinaires
et accoutums.
 Les dits Los BOULDUC et Franoise Le BRUN sa fiance en Sainte glise, de lui autorise en tant que
faire se peut et doit, tmoins au contrat de mariage dessus et devant contenu, confessent avoir eu et reu desdits
Los MAUCLERC et Perette CONSEIL aussi tmoins audit contrat, ce prsents, la somme de 400 cents cus
dor sol tant des 500 cus sol promis par lesdits MAUCLERC et sa femme auxdits Los BOULDUC et
Franoise Le BRUN sa fiance par ledit contrat et pour les causes selon et ainsi quil est dict par icelui dont et
lesquels 400 cus pays par lesdits MAUCLERC et sa femme audits futurs maris en argent et comptant,
prsents les notaires soussigns en quart dcus et monnaie, le tout bon argent de prsent commerce. Los
BOULDUC et Franoise Le BRUN sa fiance se sont tenus et tiennent pour biens comptants, et ont quitt et
quittent lesdits MAUCLERC (et sa femme) et tous autres, et encore que lesdits MAUCLERC et sa femme aient
promis de payer (par ledit contrat) 100 cus en habits et meubles, lesdits futurs maris confessent que leur ont
t sold en deniers et comptant avec lesdits 300 cus sol, comme (dit) est pour oblig et renonciations. Fait et
pass aprs-midi en la maison desdits MAUCLERC et sa femme en la prsence de ladite Jacqueline
DEBONNAIRE, desdits PATRILLAT, DELAULNAY, Guillaume Le BRUN, DESNOTZ et GEORGES,
tmoins audit contrat, lan 1595 le septime jour doctobre, et ont sign, hormis lesdites CONSEIL et
DEBONNAIRE qui ont dit ne savoir signer.

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 Marriage Contract of Loys BOULDUC, Merchant Spicer at the March aux Poires with
Franoise Le BRUN, passed on 6 August 1595, before Master CHAZERETS.

Were present in their honorable persons, thus-called persons Loys MAUCLERC, Merchant and Bourgeois of
Paris, residing Rue St-Denis, under the ensign of la Sellette, parish of St-Eustache, and Perette CONSEIL his
wife, by him authorized, previously widow of the late Ysambert Le BRUN in her living, also Merchant
Bourgeois of Paris. In name and stipulate of aforementioned, having and bringing faith in this Assembly for
Franoise Le BRUN, daughter of said deceased Ysambert Le BRUN and of said Perette CONSEIL, previously
his wife, on one hand. And Loys BOULDUC, Merchant, Master Spicer in Paris, residing at Les Halles, at the
market of said Poires, in said parish of St-Eustache, son of deceased Symon BOULDUC, living Merchant
Draper, residing in Senlis and Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE, previously his wife, now his widow, residing in
said Senlis, present under her name, on the other hand. In which said members of their good will, and in the
presence of each: their family and friends to this Assembly on the one hand and on the other, to know: on the
part of said Loys BOULDUC and said Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE his mother: the Honorable man Claude
PATRILLART, Bourgeois of Paris at hand and at large, Master Jacques ANGILBET Attorney at the Parliament
Court, cousin because of his wife Jehan DELAUNAY, Merchant Bourgeois of Paris at hand and acquainted,
Laurent BOULDUC, Merchant at the Palace in Paris, cousin on the paternal side, Franois GUINEPEULT,
Merchant Spicer, because of the hotel in which said Loys BOULDUC has remained, and Sbastien de
CULEMBOURG, cousin also because of his wife of said Loys BOULDUC; and on the part of said Loys
MAUCLERC, his wife, and of said daughter: of Guillaume Le BRUN, paternal brother, Claude DEROTZ,
brother because of his wife, Jacques GEORGES also brother, Genevive Le BRUN sister, and of Philippe
LANGLOIS nephew because of Franoise Le BRUN his wife, of said Franoise Le BRUN. The said Guillaume
Le BRUN and others mentioned above, similarly named Merchants and Bourgeois of Paris, have recognized
and confessed and by these present confessions are making, have made, and are doing together: contracts,
agreements, promises agreed on, dowries and the following effects.

This is to be known that said Loys MAUCLERC and his wife have promised and promise to give and donate
to said Franoise Le BRUN daughter of said deceased Le BRUN and of said CONSEIL, here present, and with
consent, and by Act of Marriage to said Loys BOULDUC who here present promised and promises to take as
woman and viable spouse the sooner that can properly and conveniently be made, and that it will be advised
between them, their parents and friends, if God and our Holy Mother Church agree and consent, and that to said
properties and rights to said future spouses and parties, who will be and will remain common amongst them
according to the custom of the city, in note and writ of Paris, and to succeed in the future marriage said Loys
MAUCLERC and Perette CONSEIL his wife, have promised, and promise to donate and pay, to said future
spouses or to the bearer the sum of five hundred cus of gold sol, consisting of four hundred cus for the day
prior to their union, including three hundred cus sol in cash money and one hundred cus sol in clothes and
furniture, in addition to the clothes and linens of the daughter of said future wife. And also one hundred cus in
cash money, payable within one year from the day of said union. All honestly and evenly for all successive
furniture, real estate and inheritance belonging to said future wife, as much from the rights and heritage of said
deceased Ysambert Le BRUN, her father, as of Genevive Le BRUN her deceased sister, and also of everything
which could counting and belonging to all, both in furniture as in estates in any way and manner, of the past
until today and successive furniture and estate, the said future spouses have made and are making (in these
terms) by intervention and transport to said Mauclerc and his wife, expecting said promise to be made and used
by them belonging or not, the said Mauclerc and his wife have certified and certify said honest daughter, and is
free of all debts and mortgages until today. And to and charge that will be visible to said future spouses for
and during the coming six years and not after resuming the part and portion belonging to said future wife and
to said successive right by the above-mentioned absolved of said Mauclerc and his wife of the goods and
property laying in Paris, March aux Poires Street, of said Halles, under the ensign of Le Soleil in paying
and refunding by the future spouses to said Mauclerc and his wife the sum of 300 cus sol which are part of said
500 cus to those above promised.
 Thus the said Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE mother of said future husband has certified and certifies thereof,
future honest husband and clear of all debts and any mortgages, in any past until the day of such espousal.
Therefore said future husband has given and gives to said Franoise Le BRUN his future wife, the sum of 166
cus, two-thirds in a fixed dowry, to pay once, or in a dowry asset, at the choice and option of said future wife
to one of the said dowries, as it will be chosen by her, to have and take as soon and rapidly as the dowry will
take place on all these said and future goods should advent from said future husband as in described charges,
bonds and mortgages. The survivor to which future spouse will have and take as inheritance and before the
sharing of her clothes, weapons, horse, luggage, jewels, and other goods from their unity that will be worth to
choose by said survivor, and that conversely up to the sum of 100 cus sol, according to the decision that will be
made by honest and sound claims, or said sum at the choice of the survivor. And was granted that if said future
husband dies before said future wife, in this case will be at the choice and option of her to take and accept, or
even to waive the right of their unity. And in abandoning she would resume honestly and fairly all that she
would have brought and developed in said unity, together her said dowry and inheritance, as said as above. And
all that he will have gathered and left in properties during said marriage, either by succession, workings, and
otherwise, without him being held to any debts and mortgages created by said future husband, both during and
throughout said future marriage, than even his or her previous debts, were they owed by them or were obliged.
Because of thus above promise, require, and each in law so waivers. Made and passed in the house of said
Mauclerc and his wife on said St-Denis Street in Paris in the year 1595, the sixth day of August afternoon, and
have signed with the exception of said CONSEIL and DEBONNAIRE, mothers of said future spouse who have
left their marks as their usual and accustomed signs.
 The said Los BOULDUC and Franoise Le BRUN his bride in Holy Church, from it authorized as well as
can be done and must, witnesses to the contract of marriage above and forth contained, confesses having had
and received from said Los MAUCLERC and Perette CONSEIL also witnesses to said contract, at this present,
the sum of 400 cus of gold sol from the 500 cus sol promised by said MAUCLERC and his wife to said
Los BOULDUC and Franoise Le BRUN his bride by the said contract and for the causes according to and
as it is dictated by it from and by which 400 cus paid by said MAUCLERC and his wife to said future spouses
in money and cash, present are the undersigned notaries in a fourth of cus and currency, all of good money
from current trade. Los BOULDUC and Franoise Le BRUN his bride have held and take as goods, and
have quit and acquitted said MAUCLERC (and his wife) and all others, and even that said MAUCLERC and
his wife had promised to pay (by said contract) 100 cus in clothes and furniture, the said future spouses
confesses that they were made even in money and cash with the said 300 cus sol, as (said) is for obligation and
waiver. Made and passed this afternoon in the house of said MAUCLERC and his wife in the presence of said
Jacqueline DEBONNAIRE, the said PATRILLAT, DELAULNAY, Guillaume Le BRUN, DESNOTZ and
GEORGES, witnesses to said contract, in the year 1595 the seventh day of October, and have signed, except the
said CONSEIL and DEBONNAIRE who have said not knowing how to sign.

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 Lesdits Los BULDUC [sic] et Franoise Le BRUN sa femme dment autorise confessent et dclarent que
comme depuis et ds le quinzime jour de janvier dernier 1597, ils auraient par ladite Perrette CONSEIL, jadis
sa femme, prsent dfunte mre de la dite Le BRUN (tous devant nomms) la somme de 100 cus tant en
deniers comptants quen meubles, qui restaient payer des 500 cus sol auxdits BOULDUC et sa femme,
promis par lesdits MAUCLERC et dfunte sa femme, par le contrat de mariage desdits BOULDUC et sa
femme, devant crit, pour les causes y contenues, et partant ont lesdits BOULDUC et sa femme, ont sous
ratifi et eu pour agrable la cession et transport par eux faite auxdits MAUCLERC et dfunte sa femme du
droit successif la dite dame Le BRUN advenu par le trpas dudit dfunt Ysambert Le BRUN son pre tout
aux charges selon et ainsi quil Le contient dit contrat de laquelle somme de 100 cus iceux BOULDUC
et sa femme se sont tenus et tiennent pour bien comptant et ont quitt et dcharg, quitte et dcharge, lesdits
MAUCLERC et dfunte sa femme, et tous autres et partant rendu par ledit MAUCLERC auxdits
BOULDUC et sa femme la quittance que icelui BOULDUC lui avait fait sous sein Fait et pass en tude
des notaires soussign lan 1597 le vendredi 11 aot, aprs midi, et ont sign.

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The said Los BULDUC [sic] and Franoise Le BRUN his wife duly authorized confesses and declare that
since and from the fifteenth day of January 1597, they would have by said Perrette CONSEIL, previously wife,
now deceased mother of the said Le BRUN (all before named) the sum of 100 cus both in cash money as in
furniture, that were left to pay from the 500 cus sol of said BOULDUC and his wife, promised by said
MAUCLERC and his deceased wife, by the marriage contract of said BOULDUC and his wife, before
described, for causes contained therein, and hence have the said BOULDUC and his wife, were under ratified
and have as agreeable the cessation and transfer by them made to said MAUCLERC and his deceased wife of
the successive right to the said lady Le BRUN ensued by the death of the said deceased Ysambert Le BRUN
her father of everything to the charges according to and thus that he The enclosed said contract of which
sum of 100 cus the mentioned BOULDUC and his wife have held and take as goods and have quit and
acquitted, quits and acquits, the said MAUCLERC and his deceased wife, and all others and hence made by
the said MAUCLERC to said BOULDUC and his wife the discharge that said BOULDUC had made him
under sign Made and passed in the study of undersigned notaries the year 1597 on Friday August 11,
afternoon, and have signed.

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