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032-002056411

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032-002056411

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Add MS 43496

Title:

MISCELLANEOUS ROYAL DOCUMENTS, VIZ:-

(1) Letters of Protection granted by James III of Scotland to Sir Alexander Napier of Merchiston for his mission to the Court of Burgundy; 1 May 1473. Latin. Seal en placard (fragment). This document, while still in the possession of the Napier family, is mentioned in M. Napier, Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston, 1834, p. 34. f. 1.

(2) Fragment of a document issued over the Privy Signet bearing the signature of James VI of Scotland; 12 Jan. 59. Seal en placard (fragment). f. 2.

(3) Instructions of Charles I to Henry Carey, 1st Viscount Falkland, as Lord Deputy of Ireland, relating to Sir Thomas Phillips's Commission (see Cal. S.P., Ireland, 1625-1632, P. 427); 21 Jan. 162. Signed. ff. 5-6.

(4) Commission of Oliver Cromwell to Lt.-Col. Robert Blunt; 22 Apr. 1652. Signed. f. 7.

(5) Letter of James, Duke of York, afterwards James II, to Andrew, Lord Rutherford (Earl of Teviot 1663), as Govemor of Dunkirk; 16 June 1662. Signed. ff. 8-9.

(6) Royal Warrant from Charles II to pay £200 for secret service to Henry Guy, Secretary to the Treasury; 21 Nov. 1683. Signed. See Cal. Treasury Books, 1681-1685, vol. VII, pt. ii, p. 956. ff. 10-11. Paper and (art. 4) vellum; ff. II. Large folio. 1473-1683. Sotheby's sale-cat. 10-12 Mar. 1920, lots 139 (artt. 2, 1), 54 (art. 3), 512 (art. 4), 142 (art. 5), 59 (art. 6). Bequeathed, with Add. MS. 43506, by Richard Henry Bath, Esq.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 James III of Scotland: Letters of Protection to Sir A. Napier: 1473.: Lat.
f. 1 Sir Alexander Napier, of Merchiston; Master of the Household of James III of Scotland: Royal letters of Protection to: 1473.: Lat.
f. 2 James VI of Scotland: Fragm. of document signed by: 1593.
f. 2 Sir Patrick Hume, alias Home; Master of the Household of James VI of Scotland: Document countersigned by: 1593.
f. 3 Walter de Gray Birch, of the British Museum: Letter to -: 1884.
f. 5 Henry Carey, 1st Viscount Falkland: Order of Charles I to, as Lord Deputy of Ireland: 1629.
f. 5 Charles I of England: Order to the Lord Deputy of Ireland: 1629.: Signed.
f. 7 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blunt: Commission to: 1652.
f. 7 Oliver Cromwell of England: Commission to Lt.-Col. R. Blunt: 1652.: Signed.
f. 8 James II of England: Letter, as Duke of York, to Lord Rutherford: 1662.: Signed.
f. 8 Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot; Governor of Tangier: Letter to, from the Duke of York: 1662.
f. 10 Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet: Signature, as Lord of the Treasury: 1683.
f. 10 Sir Stephen Fox: Signature, as Lord of the Treasury: 1683.
f. 10 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: Signature as Lord of the Treasury: 1683.
f. 10 Sir John Ernle, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Signature as Lord of the Treasury: 1683.
f.10 Charles II of England: Treasury warrant signed by: 1683.
f.10 Henry Guy, politician: Warrant for payment to: 1683.

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Western Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1473

End Date:

1683

Date Range:

1473-1683

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Custodial History:

Richard Henry Bath, of Bromley, county Kent: Bequeathed: in 1933.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Bath, Richard Henry, of Bromley, Kent; former owner of miscellaneous royal manuscripts, fl 1933
Birch, Walter de Gray, of the British Museum
Blunt, Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel
Carey, Henry, 1st Viscount Falkland
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121005431
Dering, Edward, 2nd Baronet, politician, 1625-1684
Ernle, John, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Fox, Stephen, of Add MS 43496
Guy, Henry, politician, 1631-1710
Hume, Patrick, alias Home; Master of the Household of James VI of Scotland
Hyde, Laurence, 1st Earl of Rochester, 1642-1711
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
James III, of Scotland
James VI, of Scotland, of Add MS 72890
Napier, Alexander, of Merchiston; Master of the Household of James III of Scotland
Rutherford, Andrew, Earl of Teviot, Governor of Tangier