Sales catalogue 634: Maggs Bros

Date:
1936
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/170
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 634: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    863 [YORKSHIRE (HULL AND BEVERLEY). ] DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF HULL, THE. JUSTICES OF PEACE AND .GENTLEMEN OF EASE RIDING, AND THE: MAYOR AND ALDERMEN “OF ~ BEVERLEY. addressed “‘ to the Right Honable and Right worll the knights, Citizens and Burgesses of the Comons howse of Parliament.”’ VY pave, 1olion c:- 1040. £10 10s An interesting document bearing 34 signatures of the Mayors and Aldermen of Hull and Beverley. It is a petition to the House of Commons concerning a ‘patent graunted unto John Lepton, Esquier for the sole making and wryting of all Ives and pees called King’s lres and for drawing of all Bills and declarations upon the same exhibited into that Cote doe, out of ot owne knowledge and ex- perience (wth all humility) certify unto you and give you to understand that the said patent hath bene a cause of raysing the fees in the said Cot to the respective damage and detrymt of us all. . . . Besides that ot monyes expended in necessary suites there going into many hands was likewise there disbursed and spent to the good of that Pte of the Commonwealth; wheras now it is carryed quite away out of the country by one man, who hath engrossed into his owne hande the livinge and maintenance of a great number. Besides or greatest griefe is, that contrary to the liberty of all other the King’s subiects, we are restrayned and constrayned to have al] or Bills of Compts in that Court, drawne by one man and his servants, being not of or Counsell nor a psen in whom there is cause to repose extraordinary trust.’’ Etc, Some of the signatures are as follows:—Tho: Ferres (Mayor of Hull) ; Joseph Feild ; Nicholas Lyndley ; Bernard Smyth; Edw: Richard- son; John Preston; John Hotham; Jo. Legard; Jo. More; John Fotherbie; etc. | 8604 YOUNG (EDWARD, 1683-1765). Poet. Author of ‘‘ Night Thoughts.’’ AUTOGRAPH LET TER SIGNI iy. = 2 pps, 4to.. All Souls, Oxon, -6th Pebruary .N.v. £2 10s An interesting letter relating to Lord Burghley’s fondness for a certain lady. At this period Young was tutor to Lord Burghley. “, . . I have. lately, Madam, been a little alarmd. Ld. B y having seen a lady in this place who has given him ye palpitation of the heart; I design therefore soon to leave this place & if possible the thoughts of ye fair lady behind us: though his lordship is at present so true a lover as to vow wretchedness for live; the wretchedness either of despair, or possession, for she is much beneath his quality.’’ Ete:
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