Sales catalogue 573: Maggs Bros

Date:
1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/117
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 573: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SIGNED FouR TIMES. England. HER ROYAL WARRANT BEARING HER SIGNATURE ‘“ CATHERINE R.’’ FOUR TIMES, DIRECTING A NEW SCHEME OR METHOD OF PAYMENTS TO BE MADE TO HER SERVANTS VAINDIOLELRS, 2 full pages, folio. 7th August, 1682. With seal affixed. £32 A remarkably fine and interesting document bearing the rare signature of the Queen, in four places. The Royal Warrant itself is signed both at the head and the foot, likewise the attached scheme or schedule of payments. CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA. Queen of Charles II. of England. DOCUMENT (NOT SIGNED BUT WITH TWO LINES AUTO- GRAPH) ADDRESSED TO WM. MONTAGUE, ATTORNEY- GENERAL. I page, folio. Whitehall, 3rd September, 1662. £4 4s As to ‘‘ conveying a Graunt unto our Rt. trusty and wellbeloved Wm. Vis- compt Brouncher of the office of chauncellor and keeper of our great seale.’’ Etc. THE OFFICIAL LETTER SENT IN THE NAME OF THE QUEEN TO CARDINAL CHIGI. I page, 4to. London, 25th October, 1662. With seals and silks. Bound in morocco. £7 10s Suspected of exercising influence on State affairs in the interests of the Catholic religion. Catherine, in October, 1662, sent her con- fidential servant, Richard Bellings, himself a very strong Catholic, to Rome, with letters to the Pope and the leading cardinals. This letter addressed to Cardinal Chigi, and written in the Queen’s name, mentions Richard Bellings. a Ayant envoyé le sieur Bollings (Bellings) pour rendre comte a sa Saintité de mon arrivée en ce pais, et lassurer de mes obeissances, je l’ay char @é de vous saluer de ma part et vous tesmoigner non seulement lestime que ]’ay pour vous, mais aussi la confiance que j’ay que vous m’obligeres de vos bons offices aux choses qu’il a ordre de representer a sa Sate et particulierment en ce qui touche Monsr D’Aubighy mon grand Ausmonier.’”’ Ete.
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