Catalogue of the most splendid, interesting, and truly important collection of autograph letters ever offered for sale : including those of royal, noble, and other illustrious personages, of various nations and states, during the XVth, XVIth, XVIIth, XVIIIth, and XIXth centuries : at the reasonable prices affixed to each article / by Thomas Thorpe.

Thomas Thorpe

Date:: [between 1840 and 1849?]

Credit: Catalogue of the most splendid, interesting, and truly important collection of autograph letters ever offered for sale : including those of royal, noble, and other illustrious personages, of various nations and states, during the XVth, XVIth, XVIIth, XVIIIth, and XIXth centuries : at the reasonable prices affixed to each article / by Thomas Thorpe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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Henry, Prince of Wales (Certain Orders and Instructions set down by the most noble) for Capt. Button, General of the Company, for discovering the North-west Passage, fully set out, with splendid, autograph of Prince Henry, and seal, 1612; also the original Cre- dentials for the said Discovery, granted by King James, with hit Majesty's autograph, 1612, two most interesting and beautiful speciment, 8/ 18s 6d - - - 1612 The above valuable documents should be preserved in some public library. Henry II. King of Navarre, to a Warrant for raising Men for the Wars, a finespecimen, with seal, Ills - - 1543 Henry II. King of France, to a Warrant for the payment of certain Monies named, a fine specimen, 11 Is - 1547 Henry II.— Another, to a Letter addressed to the Bishop of Stras- bourg, a pleasing and fine specimen, 11 1 Is 6d - 1548 Henry II.—Another, to a Letter to the Constable de Montmorency, relating to the departure of his mother, Queen Eleanor, to visit Mary Queen of Scots, with the Dauphin, &c. beautiful, bold, and interesting specimen, 2/ 12s 6d - - 1548 Henry II.—Another beautiful bold specimen to another Letter to the same, relative to the arrival at Carrieres of Mary Queen of Scots, with whom his Majesty had left his children ; also relating to the marriage of his cousin, the Duke of Vendosme, &c. very interesting, 21 12s 6d - - - 1548 Henry II.—Another to the same, noticing the arrival of the English Ambassador, departure of the King and Queen of Navarre, marriage of the Duke of Vendosme, &c. an important and very fine bold specimen, 212s - - 1548 Henry II.—Another fine specimen to an official Document of State, 18s .... 1557 The writer was killed at a tournament, by Count de Montgomery, July 10th, 1559. Henry III. King of France, to Seigneur do Villeroy, Secretary of State, a most beautiful and interesting specimen, 21 2s Henry III.—Another most beautiful and interesting specimen to his mother, Catherine de Medicis, in terms of great respect and affection, 313s - - - 1567 Such fine specimens of entirely autograph letters arc of very uncommon •ccurrence. Henry 111.—Another to a Letter to the Grand Master of the Order of St. Johu of Jerusalem, 1/ 11s 6d 1589 Henry 111.—Another specimen to an official State Document, infine state, 12s - - - 1581 The writer was assassinated, August 1st, 1589, by the infamous James Clement, a Dominican friar. Henry IV. King of France, surnamed the Great, to Mons. de Fon- trayelles, relative to his troops and other matters of state, in which he notices the determination of Queen Elizabeth to execute the Queen of Scots, who suffered about six weeks after, a fine specimen, and most interesting letter, 31 13s tid - 1586 Henry IV.—Another most interesting specimen of this Monarch to his cousin, Prince Maurice of Nassau, thanking him for his aid, and requesting him to advance as speedily as possible, for an early interview is much desired, and other interesting matters, 313s 1594

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