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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Livingstone (Lord) to Earl Buchan, relative to the Scotish Peerage, - - - 1780 Long (John) Bishop of Norwich, relative to his Majesty’s Accession to the Throne, 7s 6d . . 1727 Loftus (Viscount) Autograph of King Charles I. to an Official Letter of Instructions, directing the great Seal of Ireland to be restored to his Lordship, with all its honours and fees during his absence, his Lordship having fully cleared himself from all the false charges, &c. &c. a fine and very interesting historical document, 21 2s 1628 Loftus.—Another most beautifully written Letter of Official Instruc- tions for the Prosecution of the Slanderers of the Viscount Loftus, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, with splendid Autograph of King Charles I. 212s - - 1628 London.—Autograph of Henry VII. to an original Warrant for the delivery of certain articles named for our great Barge, of which John West is master, in fine state, Ills . 1498 London.—Autograph of C. Howard, second Son of Lord Howard, to an original Bond for the payment to Queen Elizabeth for thirty cases of Daggers delivered from the Tower of London, &c. 5s 1569 London.— Autographs of the Earl of Craven and R. Werden, appoint- ing a Deputy Judge Advocate for the City of London, &c. 12s 1688 Longueville (Louis Duke of) to an Official Document, on vellum, 10s 6d - - - - 1526 Longueville (Henry, second Duke of) to an Official Paper, 10s 6d 1639 Lords Justices of Ireland, long and very important historical State Letter to King William III. apprising his Majesty of Admiral Lord Berkeley’s intention of attacking the French Fleet at Brest, &c. with Autographs of Tenison Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Pembroke, C.P.S. the Duke if Devonshire, Earl Shrewsbury, and Lord Godolphin, in fine state, 212s - - 1696 Lords Justices of Ireland, relative to the Movements of the Troops, &c. with Autographs of N. Marsh Archbishop of Dublin, Earl of Drogheda, and Lord Mount Alexander, 12s - 1701 Lords Justices of Ireland, Letter to Mr. Secretary Southwell, relative to the apprehension of Papists, seizure of Popish Books, Papers, See. five closely written pages, folio, very interesting, with Autographs of Sir Constantine Phipps, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, and the Archbishop of Tuam, 12s - - 1712 Lorraine (Claude de) Prince de Joinville, to a Receipt for his Pen- sion, on vellum, in fine state, 18s - - 1615 The writer was appointed to bring Henrietta Maria to this country, upon her marriage with King Charles 1. Lorraine (Francis Duke of) to the Emperor of Germany, in behalf I of Col. Agace, 5s - - 1631 ] Lorraine (Charles III. Duke of) to the General of the Dutch Cavalry, ! requesting a Passport for the Duchess and Suite, 5s 1645 f Lorraine (Leopold Duke of) to Anne Queen of England, relative to ; the Death of his Brother, who was wounded at the Battle of Cas- ' sano, See. 5s - - 1705 Lorraine.—Another interesting specimen to Secretary Southwell, soliciting his good offices for the obtaining an Act of Parliament to annul the Proscription pronounced against the Lady his mother, in fine state, Ills - - - 1724

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