Lot 252

Newcastle--Hyde, Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon

Auction: 10 June 2009 at 12:00 BST
£600
Description
Autograph letter signed, to Sir James Clavering Bt., Mayor of Newcastle, stating how solicitous the King is for the safety and good of Newcastle, remarking that the best bulwark against the recovery of the "Phanatick party" in the north is the active and vigorous work of the magistrates, complimenting Clavering on his good governance and urging him to continue his government of the city. Bifolium, 32 by 20cm., Worcester House, 15 September 1664, address panel holed from removal of wax seal
