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Excersices

1.    What are the key diplomatic elements of the 1214 Act of Franchise and how do they reflect the legal and administrative practices of the time?
2.    How do the use of litterae elongatae and chirography contribute to the authentication and preservation of the charter?
3.    What role do the seals (sigillographic elements) play in the validation of the charter and what do they tell us about the political or religious actors involved?
4.    What palaeographic information can be gleaned from this document about writing practices and literary influences in the region at the beginning of the 13th century?
5.    How does this act of franchising fit into the wider history of the city of Neuchâtel and the Abbey of Fontaine-André, and what were its long-term consequences for local development?