Earl of Marchmont - Twelve 18th century documents
£375
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the letters all contemporary copies, not originals: Letter from Queen Anne appointing James McKenzie of Royston to the College of Justice, 1710; Legal paper from early 18th century "A case touching estates given and convey'd to Popish and superstitious uses as appears by the Inquisitions taken"; "Report of the Commissioners of the last General Assembly sent to London to solicit and endeavour the redress of the grievance of Patronage", 1736, and another, similar; Letter from the Earl of Ilay, Lord Justice General, to magistrates and keepers of prisons, 1733; Letter from the Earl of Marchmont to Queen Anne, 1702; "Memorial concerning the clause talked of to incorporate the Scots judges to be members of the House of Commons", "Notes taken out of the Thesaurie Register from the 30th of March 1692 to the 9th of March 1694"; Six Contemporary copies of letters from the papers of the Earl of Marchmont, 1739 Duke of Argyle to the Earl of Stair, Viscount Conham to the Earl of Stair, Earl of Winchilsea & Nottingham to the Earl of Stair; Lord Carteret to the Earl of Marchmont; Earl of Chesterfield to Lord Marchmont; Earl of Stair to the Earl of Chesterfield; and 2 others, similar; a legal warrant relating to a riot in Haddington, 1735; "Memorial relating to the Principality of Scotland" ; all waterstained but largely legible (12)