English Civil War | A collection of nine documents, early 1600s

English Civil War

A collection of nine documents, comprising:

i) John Bradshaw, regicide, document signed, appointing bailiff of forfeited estates, red wax seal, 1 page, folio, 30 August 1649, marginal soiling, light water stains

ii) William Lenthal, Speaker of the House of Commons, document signed, to Mayor and citizens of Chester, 1 page, folio, 20 May 1642, light toning, occasional ink smudges

iii) John Campbell, First Earl of Loudon, Covenanter, document signed, mentioning

Scottish unrest, red wax seal, 1 page, folio, 9 December 1641, very light foxing

iv) William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, royalist general, document signed, military Commission for Colonel William Dalston, 1 page, oblong folio, on vellum, 15 June 1643, fading of ink, marginal soiling, seal missing

v) Prince Rupert of the Rhine, royalist general, document signed, military commission, appointing Sir Arthur Aston, Knight, Sergeant Major of all Dragoons, oblong folio, on vellum, 20 October 1643, seal missing, light soiling

vi) William Fiennes, First Viscount Saye and Sele, and others, document signed, requiring pay for Garrison, Kent, 1 page, folio, 17 February 1647, lightly soiled

vii) Sir Everard Digby, conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, document signed, regarding the repayment of a loan, 1 page, oblong folio, on vellum, 2 November 1602, seals missing, occasional light spotting and water stains

viii) Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, document signed, receipt regarding payment of John Middleton for the sum of 15 pounds for not attending an event, with later engraved portrait, 1 page, folio, 8 October 1630, mounted on paper, panel missing not affecting text, marginal water and ink stains, light soiling

ix) George Goring, Lord Goring, letter signed, to Prince Rupert, reporting on the progress of his horses and desiring of him to be present at court, with later engraved portrait, 2 pages, 4to, red wax seal, 5 September 1644, light soiling, some ink smudges, toning