Lot 18
Henry VIII's longest serving minister.- Howard (Thomas, duke of Norfolk) Grant by Thomas Howard to Sir Roger Townsend, of the Manor and Advowson of Kempston and the lands called Normansborowe, a cell to Castle Acre Priory, in Raynham, Norfolk, D.s. "T Norfolk", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, red wax seal, 1543; and another manuscript relating to Kempston (2 pieces).
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
Description
Henry VIII's longest serving minister.- Howard (Thomas, third duke of Norfolk, magnate and soldier, 1473-1554) Grant by Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk to Sir Roger Townsend, of the Manor and Advowson of Kempston and the lands called Normansborowe, a cell to Castle Acre Priory, in Raynham, Norfolk, D.s. "T Norfolk", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in black ink, 33 lines, fine red wax embossed seal, slightly creased in top left margin, minimal marks and one light brown stain not affecting the text, in fine condition, 310 x 470mm., 9th May 1543; and another, a manuscript extract relating to Kempston and Sir Roger Townsend's administering of the estate of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk, attainted for Treason, 1547, v.s., v.d. (2 pieces).
⁂ Extremely rare.
"The third duke of Norfolk was a powerful regional magnate, the controller of parliamentary boroughs in Norfolk and Sussex, and the wealthiest English peer. He was a skilful gambler, not only in court politics, where he was above all a survivor, but also at cards and dice, on one occasion winning £45 from Henry VIII. Like many contemporaries he was publicly loyal and ingratiating, but underneath he was unscrupulous, guileful, and ruthlessly ambitious. His personal acquaintances, his relations, and above all the king's protesting or rebellious subjects could all have borne witness to his capacity for violence, even brutality. His considerable pride, however, was not matched by his ability, in which he was much inferior to both Wolsey and Cromwell." - Oxford DNB.
Description
Henry VIII's longest serving minister.- Howard (Thomas, third duke of Norfolk, magnate and soldier, 1473-1554) Grant by Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk to Sir Roger Townsend, of the Manor and Advowson of Kempston and the lands called Normansborowe, a cell to Castle Acre Priory, in Raynham, Norfolk, D.s. "T Norfolk", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in black ink, 33 lines, fine red wax embossed seal, slightly creased in top left margin, minimal marks and one light brown stain not affecting the text, in fine condition, 310 x 470mm., 9th May 1543; and another, a manuscript extract relating to Kempston and Sir Roger Townsend's administering of the estate of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk, attainted for Treason, 1547, v.s., v.d. (2 pieces).
⁂ Extremely rare.
"The third duke of Norfolk was a powerful regional magnate, the controller of parliamentary boroughs in Norfolk and Sussex, and the wealthiest English peer. He was a skilful gambler, not only in court politics, where he was above all a survivor, but also at cards and dice, on one occasion winning £45 from Henry VIII. Like many contemporaries he was publicly loyal and ingratiating, but underneath he was unscrupulous, guileful, and ruthlessly ambitious. His personal acquaintances, his relations, and above all the king's protesting or rebellious subjects could all have borne witness to his capacity for violence, even brutality. His considerable pride, however, was not matched by his ability, in which he was much inferior to both Wolsey and Cromwell." - Oxford DNB.