Sales catalogue 513: Maggs Bros

Date:
1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/70
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 513: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2231 ARGYLL (ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, MARQUIS OF, 1598-1661). Negotiated the Peace of Berwick between the Scots and Charles I. Crowned Charles I] in 1651. Executed for High Treason. DOCUMENT SIGNED, BEING A COMMISSION APPOINT- ING JAMES STEWART, OF ARDYTE, TO BE ONE OF THE CAPTAINS OF THE REGIMENT OF HIGHLANDERS LEVIED BYJORDER-OF’ THE ESTATES: I page, folio.. St. Andrew’s, January, 1646. £3 15s Of considerable interest, concerning the Regiment of Highlanders, and bearing the very rare signature of the famous Marquis of Argyll. 2232 ARGYLL (ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, DUCHESS OF). Wife of 1st Duke of Argyll, the Commissioner appointed to offer Crown of Scotland to William and Mary, also responsible for massacre of the Macdonalds of Glencoe, 1692. erOGRACE Se RiW tik: SIGNED: TO RADY 2WEREM> OF WEEM. 2 pp., 4to. Edinburgh, 28th May, 1712. 22.28 “I bles god my daughter is very well, and the child. You may be sure I was awake whenI. .°. heard my daughter was in layber, but easie when found her safe abead and a fine child. I shall have thoughts of seeing you if I can possible. ‘‘T hear both my sons are to be hear this somer which I am overjoyed at, for I hope they will make a visset to the highlands. : ‘‘ I think the peace is further of than a month agoe.’’ Htc. 2233 ARLINGTON (HENRY BENNET, ist EARL OF, 1618-1685). Member of the Cabal Ministry. Centre of opposition to Clarendon. LETTER SIGNED AND SUBSCRIBED TO MR. PARRY, THE ENGLISH REPRESENTATIVE; IN: PORTUGAL. 3 pp., folio. Whitehall, 11th December, 1671. £4 10s As to the reception by King Charles II of the Portuguese Am- bassador; and concluding : — ee you must loose noe time in representing to ye Prince and ye Ministers how much His Majty finds himselfe surprised in ye notice given him here and of repeated complaints made to him, that ye poore English prisoners at Viana are not yet set at liberty, wch was long agoe represented to ye Portugall Ministers here, besides His Majties Ire to ye ‘Prince upon that’ subject, as “likewise the diminution that will bee made upon His Majties paymts due upon ye remainder of ye Queens Pension, upon ye raising ye money in Portugall beyond ye usuall standard.’’
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