Deed regarding the erection of the second wall of Brussels.

1 f. (21 x 27,5 cm), on vellum, in Latin, with pendant seal (seal in fragment).

The college of aldermen ("scabini consilium") paid an annual annuity to the canons of the Collegiate Church of St. Gudula as a compensation for the acquisition of a piece of land in the Molenstraat ("vicum dictum tmoelenstreetken"). The second wall was erected between 1357 and 1379, and had a length of nearly 8 km. The decision to build it was taken in the aftermath of the War of the Brabantian Succession.
Ref. Henne, Histoire de la ville de Bruxelles, I:121/125.
Joined: 1. One bequest in favour of the parish of Molenbeek, made by a canon of the Collegiate Church of St. Gudula. 1352. 1 f. (16,5 x 25 cm), on vellum, in Latin, with pendant seal (seal in fragment).-- 2. One bequest in favour of the Collegiate Church of St. Gudula. 1368. 1 f. (15 x 22 cm), on vellum, in Dutch, with pendant seal (seal in fragment). (3 pcs)