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1785003743original letter. WILLIAM V PRINCE OF ORANGE 1748-1806 Stadtholder of the United Provinces. Autograph letter signed in French to GEORGE III King of Great Britain recommending Count Michal Kazimierz Oginski 1730-1800 Grand Hetman of Lithuania. 18 December 1785. Single bifolium written on the first and second pages with integral address panel endorsed "Prince d'Orange to the King" and contemporary docketing. Signed in the formal court style "De Votre Majesté le très humble et très obéissant serviteur G. Pr. d'Orange." Old folds light browning small repair at one fold; otherwise sound. Very good. English translation of the letter: "Sire Count Oginski Grand General of Lithuania who has spent several years in this country and who intends to depart for England in the month of June has had the honour of presenting himself to Your Majesty and most humbly to beg that Your Majesty will be pleased to grant him the continuation of your goodwill and assistance in the plans which he may have the honour to submit to you. I cannot refrain from expressing the profound respect with which I am Of Your Majesty The very humble and very obedient servant W. Prince of Orange. 18 December 1785." A formal letter of introduction from William V to George III on behalf of Count Michal Kazimierz Oginski Grand Hetman of Lithuania commending him to the King's continued favour and assistance as he prepared to travel to England. Oginski was one of the senior military and political figures of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A former leader of the Bar Confederation and a persistent opponent of Russian dominance he had been defeated by Russian forces in the early 1770s forced into exile and thereafter remained a politically sensitive figure in eastern European affairs. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1785. original letter paperback
#[60986]British Empire d.d. 1 August 1817. Vellum charter good condition. 60x45 cm. Manuscript text and calligraphy with 4 coloured coats of arms three of the King and the officials and one of Hopton. Original 'signatures' written names and attached wax seals of both officials in decorated wooden spane casings. Encased in a made to fit oblong wooden case with metal closing mechanism and clothed with red linen decorated in gold with GR initials and crowns. This comes with an original letter from George W. Marshall Rouge Croix from the College of Arms dated 1900 and the Royal licence signed by Queen Victoria adressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Hopton for a change of name and arms from John Dutton Hunt to Hopton. This charter explains that William Hopton heretofore William Parsons only surviving son of John Parsons MP of Kemerton Court county Gloucester deceased by Deborah his wife who was the daughter of Richard Hopton of Canon Frome in Hereford and the aunt of Richard Cope Hopton also deceased took the name of Hopton by Royal decree of 11 March 1817 in order to inherit the Canon Frome estate. It also relates to the impressive family history dating several centuries back. The Hoptons had lived at Canon Frome for several generations the succession often being through the female line. The Canon Frome estate was one of the largest in the county and he was a typical squarson'. William Parsons Hopton married twice first to Mary Graves and second to Anna Poole and his eldest grandson by the second marriage Edward married his cousin Clare Ellen Trafford. A soldier who served in the Crimea Indian Mutiny and the Kaffir and Zulu Wars Edward became a General and was knighted in 1900. He and his son Edward after him were Trustees of the Michaelchurch Estate and Eliza Rawson bought them a house at Cagebrook in the parish of Eaton Bishop. It seems that Canon Frome Court is now inhabitated by a rural living community of adults and children. Kemerton Court apparently the ancestral home of the Parsons family still exists and in the village of Kemerton there is a two storey tower still known as "Parsons folly". Unusual is the grant of a crest "out of a Ducal Coronet" "under the peculiar circumstances and the antiquity of the family" but "may not be made a precedent." H96 hardcover
17731912270013London : Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1773. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volumes bound as one. Bound in full contemporary leather. Joints cracked. 131 17; 104 14 pages ; 19 cm. Public General Acts. 1772-1773. 13 Geo. III.c.78. Turnpike Road Act 13 Geo. III Cap. lxxxiv An act to explain amend and reduce into one act of Parliament the general laws now in being for regulating the Turnpike Roads in that part of Great Britain called England and for other purposes. London : Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty hardcover
0483275670.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
17975392London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1797. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 5-150 Act of Parliament and pp 3-85 Rules and Articles produced in smaller format in original marbled wrappers. In very good condition rubbed wrappers and thumbed corners but with crisp clean pages a little foxing to edges and extremities. Ownership inscription to title page of Townsend Ince of Chrisleton Hall. The second section includes rules for British Troops raised in America and the East Indies. Very Good 1797 George Eyre and Andrew Strahan unknown
17865393London: C Eyre and the Executors of W Strahan 1786. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 58 index Act of Parliament produced in smaller format in original marbled wrappers. In very good condition rubbed wrappers thumbed corner and browned edges but with crisp clean pages. Very Good 1786 C Eyre and the Executors of W Strahan unknown
1771ZB517827London: Charles Eyre & William Strahan 1771. tall quarto 46 pp. general title leaf pp. 1271-1314 complete in itself but part of a series two pieces of clear tape on extraction mark at left margin else very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London: Charles Eyre & William Strahan unknown
19217Queens House 14 January 1781 52 minutes past 5 P.M.. 2 lines on 1 page 9 x 7 inches in very good condition with an integral blank leaf. King George III reigned 1760-1820. Sir Stanier Porter diplomat and courtier. Frederick North 1732-92 known as Lord North was Prime Minister from 1770-1782 and was largely responsible for the measures which led to the loss of America. unknown
43632printed with the details filled in by hand appointing Colonel James Pringle "to be Major General in our Army in the East Indies only." countersigned by Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl LIVERPOOL Baron Hawkesbury 1770-1828 Prime Minister 1 side oblong folio on vellum with papered seal and revenue stamp St James's 25th October hardcover
0364428538.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0364842725.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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000162London 1798. Fine. 15x10 1/2 in. A military appointment framed. A lovely signature on an elagant item. London, 1798. unknown
19768with Royal Arms below including Hanover vellum approx. 5" x 5" date in pencil on verso 24th March hardcover
17632with double voucher before Sir John Eardley WILMOT 1709-1792 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1766-1771 of 2 dwellings 1 granary 3 gardens and 100 acres in the parish of Titchfield Hants owned by tenant in tail John Paffard fine engraved portrait 8" x 7¼" of George III elaborately engraved border on three sides of the document the vignettes include Neptune ruling the waves and Hercules slaying the Hydra vellum 27¼" x 35¾" Westminster 14th June lacks seal a little creased in some folds On the verso the property is named as 'Paffard's Lee'. Before the trial John Paffard will have conveyed it to his friend John Webb the defendant for a nominal sum. Another friend Henry Cutler sues Webb for possession alleging dispossession by a fictitious Hugh Hunt. Called to warrant Webb's title Paffard in turn calls the court crier Thomas Francis Martin to say untruthfully that Martin had sold the lands to Paffard as a freehold. The process ends with judgment against Webb and Martin and with Cutler in freehold possession. John Paffard has rid himself of all entails and encumbrances on the property and will soon get it back from Cutler. Wilmot a fellow pupil with Dr. Johnson at Lichfield took part in the cases arising from John Wilkes' libels. hardcover
42581printed with the details filled in by hand appointing Charles Mingay Gent to be "Ensign to that Company whereof. Esq is Captain in our Twenty Second or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot commanded by our Trusty and Wellbeloved Major General David Dundas." countersigned by the Duke of PORTLAND 1 side oblong folio on vellum with papered seal and revenue stamp Court at St James's 2nd December Along with many other conservative Whigs such as Edmund Burke Portland was deeply uncomfortable with the French Revolution; he broke with Fox over that issue and joined Pitt's government as Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1794. In that role he oversaw the administration of patronage and financial inducements which were often secret to secure the passage of the Act of Union 1800 hardcover
42237printed with manuscript details giving "Our Royal Licence authorizjng them to pay two Bills of Exchange for the respective sums of £290 & £473.19.10 the former drawn on themselves the other on Messrs Boyd Benfield & Co drawn at Leghorn." the printed side states that "by these Presents and by the Powers vested in us by the Act passed in the Thirty-fourth Year of Our Reign intitled 'An Act for preventing Money or Effects in the Hands of His Majesty's Subjects belonging to or disposable by Persons resident in France being applied to the Use of the Persons exercising the Powers of Government in France and for preserving the Property thereof'." countersigned by Portland 1 side folio with papered seal Court at St James's 1st April Thomas RAIKES the Elder 1741-1813 was a British merchant particularly trading from London with Russia a banker and newspaper proprietor. Notably he was Governor of the Bank of England during the 1797 currency crisis when the Bank was prohibited by the British Government from paying out in gold. Walter BOYD 1754-1837 was a financier. In March 1793 the firm of Boyd Benfield & Co. was established in London. Boyd as the principal partner contributed £60000 to the common stock. The Bank Restriction Act of 1797 was an Act of Parliament which removed the requirement for the Bank of England to convert banknotes into gold. The period lasted until 1821 when convertibility was restored. The period between these two dates is known as the Restriction period. unknown
42584appointing "Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Major Thoam Inglis on half pay of our One Hundred and Twenty Sixth Regiment of Foot. to be Lieutenant Colonel." countersigned by Pelham at the foot 1 side oblong folio on vellum with papered seal and revenue stamp Court at St James's 29th April Pelham was Home Secretary from July 1801 to August 1803 under Addington who made him Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1803. Pelham went out of office in 1804 and in the next year succeeded to the earldom. hardcover
51577printed with manuscript details appointing Richard Ward to be "Captain of Dragoons in Our Army" countersigned by "Dunk HALIFAX" George Montague-Dunk 1716-1771 2nd Earl of Halifax uncle of Lord North as a Secretary of State and by the Hon. Robert WALPOLE d. 1810 Clerk of the Privy Council Ambassador to Portugal for the War office vellum 1 side oblong folio with papered seal and revenue stamp Court at St James's 17th November Dunk Halifax 'the Father of the Colonies' was 1st Lord of Trade 1748-1761 promoting Nova Scotia whose capital is named after him 1749 as are counties in Virginia and North Carolina. In 1741 he married the heiress of Sir Thomas Dunk. In 1763 he signed the famous 'Dunk Warrant' to search and apprehend the authors printers and publishers of Wilkes 'North Briton' No. 45. After the officers arrested 18 people and seized a vast quantity of papers the warrant was pronounced by the judges to be 'unreasonable search and seizure' and Halifax was mulcted in damages. It has been called 'the most important warrant in Anglo-American law' and the doctine overturning it is closely related to the Fourth Amendment. Robert Walpole's father was Horatio 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton brother of the Prime Minister. hardcover
53782appointing James Hay of Seggieden 1771-1838 as Captain Lieutenant in the Perthshire Regiment of Fencible Cavalry commanded by Colonel Charles Moray in the Troop of which Hay is already Captain and further he is to rank as "Captain in the Army during the Establishment of the said Regiment in the Army only" engraved with manuscript additions papered seal of Royal Arms 1 side vellum 5" x 15" no date circa lower portion has been cut away in a rather irregular line three other small portions cut out affecting two words easily supplied James Hay had begun as a Cornet in his local Yeomanry in 1794. In 1804 following the great invasion scare he had been appointed Captain though not so to rank in the Army unless called to active service. Militia regiments were being called upon to volunteer up to half their strength for service in the line and Hay now ranks as a full Captain in the Army. By 1809 he was Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the E. Perth Regiment of Militia. Seggieden is 4 miles SE of Perth. hardcover
43488saying that "Edward Warburton and William Boulton were at a Quarter Session of the Peace holden at Aylesbury. tried and convicted of Grand Larceny and were sentenced to be transported seven years for the same. We in consideration of some favorable circumstances humbly represented unto Us in their behalf are graciously pleased to extend Our Grace and Mercy unto them and grant them our Pardon for their said Crime on Condition of their enlisting and entering to serve Us as Soldiers in Our Army abroad until duly discharged therefrom." 2 sides folio with papered seal Court at St James 21st January unknown
40960saying that "on receiving the two Boxes yesterday morning I perceived that the one was not intended for my perusal and sent it to the Messenger which gave rise to the mistake of his going to London previous to my dispatching the other Box which I therefore sent by a safe hand at a later hour." 1 side 4to. Windsor 8th February It is unusual to find holograph letters from the monarch. unknown
360435Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown