CHARLES II / Document Signed

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Document Signed
Author:
CHARLES II (1630-85)
Title:
Document Signed
Description:
The "Merrie Monarch," thus nicknamed because of the liberality of his court and the public's joy at the return to normalcy after the tyrannical rule of Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans, reclaimed the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1659 after exile on mainland Europe for nine years; he managed to retain control until his death in 1685.
DS on vellum, 1p, 14" X 9¼", Whitehall, England, n.y. [1663] October 13. Good. Light folds (none weakened); bit of age toning about some edges. Royal military appointment naming John Griffith an "Ensigne of the Company of Hoote... in Sr. William Killegrew's Regiment" and commanding him "carefully to discharge the duty of an Ensigne by exercising and well disciplining both the inferior Officers & Souldiers of that Company, who are to obey you as their Ensigne...." Signed by EDWARD NICHOLAS (1593-1669) at lower right -- noted English statesman, close advisor to Charles I, Charles II's Secretary of State. In the upper left corner is affixed a 2" square paper seal onto which the circular Royal seal has been blind-embossed, and to the right of this Charles II signs with his usual large "Charles R." While the text of this document is only lightly faded, the signature is more so -- it's legible, but faint, as is Nicholas's signature as well. This document has been elegantly matted and framed: Free-floated against a gold-and-black matte with a textured cream outer matte. To left of the document is a second matte opening featuring a superb 4¼" X 7" steel-engraved portrait of "Charles the Second" (published 1808 by John White of London). Frame is a contemporary 1¼" black and gold, overall dimensions 27½" X 14½"
Seller ID:
31920
Subject:
Autographs
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