YONNE. TANLAY CASTLE. The Lordships of THOREY, MÉLISEY, and - Lot 110

YONNE. TANLAY CASTLE. The Lordships of THOREY, MÉLISEY, and CHAMELARD. “Lease of the Land and Lordship of THOREY (sic THORÉ), granted to Edme COTEY for 9 years, for 3,500 livres per year, on February 7, 1712. ” 16-page copy in quarto format: “In the Great Hall of the Château de TANLAY (89), before André DÉON, Attorney at Law… in the Election of TONNERRE, … in the Justice of TANLAY. Appearing was André Desbordes, caretaker of the Château de TANLAY, who informed us that the lease for the farm of the Barony of THORÉ, which forms part of the dependencies of the Marquisate of TANLAY, was about to expire… Auction of the revenues and buildings of the Barony of THORÉ, which revenues consist firstly of the castle building of the said THORÉ, barns, stables, farmyard, wine press, enclosure, adjoining orchard, communal oven, high, middle, and low justice… the plowed land and 24 “ouvrées” of vineyards. Plus the high, middle, and low justice of the Land of RUGNY, dependent on the Barony of THORÉ… plus the seigneuries of CHAMELARD and MÉLISEY MELIZE,…” (Numerous details)