Letter from Jean Channym, Dieppe, to Bartolomeo Corsini, London [manuscript], 1582 March 26

Dieppe, 1582 March 26

1 item ; 21 x 31cm

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France -- Dieppe, -- production place.

272816 MS

From dealer's description: "13. CHANNYN, Jean. [Letter signed, to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, concerning financial matters, detailing transport options, currencies and the complex negotiations to avoid new customs duties at Dieppe.] Dieppe, 26 March 1582 (including copy letter of 23 March). Letter signed, ink on paper. Folio (21 x 31cm) [1 1/2] pages in French, second page penned with manuscript address panel, residue of red wax seal, edges uncut, old folds, very good. Addressed to the prominent London-based Florentine merchant Bartolomeo Corsini (1545-1613) from the port of Dieppe by his agent, the merchant Jean Channyn, this letter provides an update on mercantile matters. Channyn mentions the trusted Nicholas Mathieu in relation to ongoing issues with the Lyon merchant bankers Rinuccini, Jacquinotti and Del Barbigia. Concerned about the speedy handling of two trunks and a lack of cargo ships bound for London, the Dieppe agent offers an alternative route: consigning the goods to Nicholas Loudrey, via Rye and then travelling to London by land. Many French Huguenot refugees had settled in Rye and found employment as factors or agents for Dieppe merchants. Channyn then goes on to describe in detail his ongoing negotiations with a Mr. Dubois and Dominique Louchet to try and obtain an exemption or reduction for the Corsinis on newly-introduced customs duties. He reports on an appeal to an official called Roney, mentioning the threat by his London employer to cease using Dieppe as a commercial station and reroute all their business through Germany. Provenance: Corsini archive (dispersed Christies Robson Lowe, 1984-1988)." Ordered from Samuel Gedge Ltd, D9694, 2023-11-14, Catalogue XXXV, item #13.

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