Sales catalogue 494: Maggs Bros

Date:
1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/51
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 494: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1296 ARLINGTON (HENRY BENNET, tst EARL OF, 1618-1685). Member of the Cabal Ministry. Centre of Opposition to Clarendon. AULOGRAPH 1b LEER SIGNED, AS LORD CHANCELLOR, FO SIR HORATIO, ist VisCOUNT. LOW NSEEND, | 2 po., tome, Whitehall, 27th May, 1676. £3 10s A long letter concerning current military affairs, and as to Lord Townshend being out of favour with His Majesty, also as to his own fears for himself. ‘“T thought I could not make better use of your Lpps. leter of the 21, than directly to shew it to His Maty., who was pleased to reade it distinctly over, and in the first place told mee hee had hearde nothing of the calling for the bookes, but easily agreed to your reasons why you should persist in detaining them in your hands, ' giving only out such extracts or transcripts as you should think fit . . . of the numbers of the militia troopes and Companyes, etc. His Maty. added also hee was not soe fallen out with you but you might returne easily to his favour, for you would give him cause for it on your side. ‘“ At my arrival here I met with greate alarmes concerning myselfe, I cannot say they are yet blown over, or that my enimyes doe at all slacken their malitious prosecution of mee, all my security is in my owne innocence and my master’s good- nesse, neither of which I hope will ever forsake mee. . . .’’ Ete. 1297 ARNDT (ERNST MORITZ, 1769-1860). German Writer and Patriot. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO FRAU KHUNZ. I page, oblong 8vo. Frankfurt, 17th October, 1348. £1 1s Slightly damaged at two corners. Regretting his inability to keep his word in reference to a dinner which he had promised to attend. 1298 ARNOLD (MATTHEW, 1822-1888). Poet and Essayist. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO MR: BEALE. I page, 8vo. Downing Street, 15th December, 1858. 12s 6d ‘On Monday next and indeed every day but Sunday up to Christmas eve, I shall be engaged with Training School business.’’ Etc.
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