Catalogue of the important collection of manuscripts, from Stowe. Which will be sold by auction, by messrs. S. Leigh Sotheby & co., 11th June, 1849, and 7 following days1849 |
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... signed by the President and others . 311 COUNCILS , Convocations , & c . & c . , from St. Augustin to the year 1711 . 830 COURTS and Courtiers , Discourse on 700 COVENTRY and DERBY . Chartulary of the Corporations of COVENTRY , Sir ...
... signed by the President and others . 311 COUNCILS , Convocations , & c . & c . , from St. Augustin to the year 1711 . 830 COURTS and Courtiers , Discourse on 700 COVENTRY and DERBY . Chartulary of the Corporations of COVENTRY , Sir ...
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... signed by in 1654 . 307 28 LOVE . Essay on , in a series of Love Letters . 706 LUKE , Sir Samuel . Correspondence of , in 1644 , relating to the Civil War . 229 LYDGATE , John . The Pilgrim , a Poem . 671 MACCLESFIELD , Thomas Earl of ...
... signed by in 1654 . 307 28 LOVE . Essay on , in a series of Love Letters . 706 LUKE , Sir Samuel . Correspondence of , in 1644 , relating to the Civil War . 229 LYDGATE , John . The Pilgrim , a Poem . 671 MACCLESFIELD , Thomas Earl of ...
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... signed by the king and his minister COLBERT . 21 AN ORIGINal Lettre de CACHET , signed by Louis XIV . Dated Versailles , December , 1701 22 ORIGINAL LETTER FROM THE MARQUIS DE SEIGNELAY TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE BASTILLE desiring to know ...
... signed by the king and his minister COLBERT . 21 AN ORIGINal Lettre de CACHET , signed by Louis XIV . Dated Versailles , December , 1701 22 ORIGINAL LETTER FROM THE MARQUIS DE SEIGNELAY TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE BASTILLE desiring to know ...
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... March , 1783 , and signed by the king . AN ORIGINAL RUSSIAN UKASE , dated Moscow , 26th August , 1744 , with signature and seal attached . 19 20.P. " " 19 20.P. " 1 11 " Autograph Letters . 29 THE STOWE MANUSCRIPTS . 5.
... March , 1783 , and signed by the king . AN ORIGINAL RUSSIAN UKASE , dated Moscow , 26th August , 1744 , with signature and seal attached . 19 20.P. " " 19 20.P. " 1 11 " Autograph Letters . 29 THE STOWE MANUSCRIPTS . 5.
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... signed on each page with the autographs of LORD TREASURER BURGHLEY , SIR RALPH SADLER , and SIR WALTER MILDMAY . Its date , as entered on the 1st page , is 14 March , 16 Eliz . It consists of 154 leaves , and contains many very curious ...
... signed on each page with the autographs of LORD TREASURER BURGHLEY , SIR RALPH SADLER , and SIR WALTER MILDMAY . Its date , as entered on the 1st page , is 14 March , 16 Eliz . It consists of 154 leaves , and contains many very curious ...
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