Elizabeth I (Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603) Letters Patent grant of six virgates of land in East Hendred (Berkshire, now Oxfordshire) to John Doe and John Wilson of Wantage, for the sum of £53 6s 8d, D., manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in Secretary hand, 74 lines, pen and ink and watercolour wash portrait of Elizabeth I within large initial "E", first line decorated roses, a crowned Tudor rose, a crowned fleur de lys etc., remains of Great Seal, in dark brown wax, broken in two, slightly chipped, attached with cords, first line some surface wear affecting text and decoration, 3 stains slightly affecting text (still legible), some soiling, mostly to edges, folds, some slight creasing, 715 x 880mm., Westminster, 30th April 1599; and another, a 19th century transcription in English of the above document, v.s., v.d. (2). ⁂ Fine portrait of Elizabeth I. The land at East Hendred was previously in the possession of the Priory of the Holy Cross, Donnington, until dissolved in 1538. John Doe, or another member of his family may have had Catholic sympathies as one with that name was arrested with Edmund Campion and two other priests at Lyford Grange on 17 July 1581, near East Hendred. If this is so, Doe may have been briefly imprisoned and fined.
Elizabeth I (Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603) Letters Patent grant of six virgates of land in East Hendred (Berkshire, now Oxfordshire) to John Doe and John Wilson of Wantage, for the sum of £53 6s 8d, D., manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in Secretary hand, 74 lines, pen and ink and watercolour wash portrait of Elizabeth I within large initial "E", first line decorated roses, a crowned Tudor rose, a crowned fleur de lys etc., remains of Great Seal, in dark brown wax, broken in two, slightly chipped, attached with cords, first line some surface wear affecting text and decoration, 3 stains slightly affecting text (still legible), some soiling, mostly to edges, folds, some slight creasing, 715 x 880mm., Westminster, 30th April 1599; and another, a 19th century transcription in English of the above document, v.s., v.d. (2). ⁂ Fine portrait of Elizabeth I. The land at East Hendred was previously in the possession of the Priory of the Holy Cross, Donnington, until dissolved in 1538. John Doe, or another member of his family may have had Catholic sympathies as one with that name was arrested with Edmund Campion and two other priests at Lyford Grange on 17 July 1581, near East Hendred. If this is so, Doe may have been briefly imprisoned and fined.
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg?w=400?width=1600&quality=70 "Quelle: Christie's")
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
