Description
Historic manuscript signed by George Ogilvie, Lieutenant-Governor of Dunottar Castle in 1652, empowering and instructing the surrender of the castle to Cromwell's forces, "these gives full power warrand and comissioun to Sir Robert Grahame of Morphie knight baronet and Alexander Banerman off Elsick to goe to [blank] and thair to meitt with Major generall deane or any he sall appoynt haveing power and comissioune from him And to treat and capitulat with thame for renditioune and giveing wp the hous and castle of dunoter wupon honorable conditiounes for the vse and service off the commewealth off Ingleland...", 4to, 1 page, previous folds