Edward IV, King of England (1442-1483)
n.d. [after 14 April 1471]
£1,188
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 13 July 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
apparently a draft, in Latin, addressed 'To our Chanceller of England' appointing a new Council of Calais after the death of Warwick the Kingmaker, with note on verso 'This commission is passed the King in Forme conteyned wtin. so wt. the Lords Soche of his Counsell being present My Lord of Clarence, The Lord Hastings, The Lord Duddele, the Lord Howard, Mr John Aleck, Mr John Russell, Richard Fowler, Mr Richard Martyn' a probably spurious sign manual [for King Edward IV] at the head (severe rodent damage and soiling), and a 19th-century transcription of the same