Template:1453-08-00-Flanders

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1453 A pestilence breaks out in the region, as a consequence of a dearth caused by war.   Messis tempore non invenit quod colligeret; hinc annona solito carior et, quae communiter sequi solet, pestilentia populum gravare coepit. [1] At harvest time, not enough people came at the fields. Then prices have been higher than usual, and a pestilence broke out, as it is common in such conditions. (Translation: Thomas Labbé)

  1. Adrien de But: Chronique d'Adrien de But complétée avec les additions du même auteur. In: Chroniques relatives à l'histoire de la Belgique sous la dominiation des ducs de Bourgogne. 1, Brussels 1870, pp. 211–710 , p. 347