£688
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky | 651
Auction: 18 August 2021 at 11:00 BST
ordering the Payment of One hundred thousand Pounds to any Person who shall Seize and Secure the Pretender, in case he shall Land, or attempt to Land in any of His Majesties Dominions. London: Printed by John Baskett, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1714. Broadsheet, 47 x 38cm., small section excised from bottom right corner with loss of a few words of imprint, with old ink manuscript note on back 'Proclamation for Apprehending the Pretender Promising a Reward to any person who apprehends him on hundred thousand poundes, proclaimed 20 Sept. 1714' which has slightly stained the printed text on the front, [ESTC T19571 or T19572; both Rare]