Feud letter
Examples
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* Around 1444, the town of [[Soest, Germany|Soest]] declared war on the [[Archbishop]] of [[Cologne]] at the start of the [[Soest Feud]] with the following famous, brief feud letter: |
* Around 1444, the town of [[Soest, Germany|Soest]] declared war on the [[Archbishop]] of [[Cologne]] at the start of the [[Soest Feud]] with the following famous, brief feud letter: |
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''"Wettet, biscop Dierich van Moeres, dat wy den vesten Junker Johan (''"Know this, Bishop Dietrich of Moers, that we prefer the steadfast [[Junker]], John of Cleves, to you, and hereby give you notice thereof."'') |
''"Wettet, biscop Dierich van Moeres, dat wy den vesten Junker Johan van Cleve lever hebbet alls Juwe, unde wert Juwe hiermit affgesaget"'' (''"Know this, Bishop Dietrich of Moers, that we prefer the steadfast [[Junker]], John of Cleves, to you, and hereby give you notice thereof."'') |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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