Sales catalogue 628: Maggs Bros

Date:
1936
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/165
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 628: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RECRUITING FOR THE NAVY. 287 BUCKINGHAM (GEORGE VILLIERS, 2nd DUKE OF, 1628-1687). Favourite of Charles II. The greatest profligate of his time. Served at sea against the Dutch. Wrote verses, satires and some pieces for the stage. A SLEINGHAY “AUTOGRAPH LE ITER SIGNED TO SIR THOMAS OSBORNE. 34 pp., folio. York, 24th May, 1673. £10 10s Written just after being appointed Lieutenant-General and relating to the great difficulty experienced in filling up the regiments owing to reports spread of the soldiers being very ill-used at sea. The letter has been very neatly repaired. ‘“Tt is impossible to imagine what paines has been taken everywhere to frighten the people from coming freely into his Majeste’s service. When I come downe, notwithstanding my orders were sent fouer days before, there was no one Regiment had received them to meete as they ought to have done. ‘TI finde reports are spread universally through the whole country, of our Soldiers being very ill used at sea, and that wee are now going to rayse recruits to send to the King of France’s Army. . . In other parts I believe it will bee much worse, severall that come out of the north teli mee the Drummers are beaten there without any kinde of success. I could tell you a quite contrary story; for it is very true, that where ever I come I am received with great kindness of the people, but yet for all that I finde they are monstrously affrayed of being sent away God knows whither, which is the word of all now insinuated amongst them. ‘“ Pray show this letter to none but the King . . . for I do not love to trust men whose Brothers, and Brother in Lawes, Fathers with the helpe of theyre ores emissaries, and the cheefe managers of the present intrigues against us:’? Kite: THE DESCENDANTS OF THE MUTINEERS OF THE BOUNTY. 288 BULLEN (FRANK -T., 1857-1015).~ “Author of “© The Cruise of the Cachalot.” “A BOUNTY BOY. BEING SOME ADVENTURES OF A CHRISTIAN BARBARIAN ON AN UNPREMEDITATED TRIP ROUND THE WORLD.” AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, WITH INSCRIPTION ON FLY-LEAF, “* TO MY LOVING FRIEND AND MOST FAITHFUL HELPER MAT. WITH ALE MY LOVE, PRANK 7 BULLEN, OCTOBER, 19007.” 302 pp., 4to. Bound in half calf, lettered on back. Melbourn, Cambs., September, 1907. £63 Inserted in the volume is a letter from Rudyard Kipling to Bullen. 13 pp., 8vo. Rottingdean, 29th September, 1897. This tale describes the life on Norfolk Island of the descendants of the Mutineers of the Bounty, in particular that of Grace and Philip
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