Letters of Jan van Ranst, seigneur of Cantecroy (Canticrode) and Mortsel, near Antwerp, Belgium, concerning rents and lands called "karremans velt" in Schooten; 1 Sept. 1438.

"With fine seals, including clear impression, virtually complete, of the armorial seal of Jan fan Raust; part of the armorial seal of Jan van Haveskerke; and the armorial seal of Jan Vlincx. The seigneurie of Mortsel was granted in 1381 by Duchess Mathilde of Guelders to Jan van Raust, and the family kept the lordship to 1547. Jan van Raust was lord of Morsel, Buisegem, Hove &c; Cantecroy (Cantecrode) was a chateau in Mortsel, known from the late 13C (see E de Seyn, Dict. hist. et géogr. des communes belges, II, 3rd ed., n.d. (1930's), pp. 935-6) Schooten is short distance east of Antwerp.",The fold across the bottom of the document covers text. The text under the fold was not captured to avoid damaging the document.,Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A439410/datastream/PDF/view