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Lot 22

Economics of Foreign Trade.- Cope (Sir Walter) Enchiridion. Certaine breife Remonstrances... Touching Divers Inconveniences growne into the publique weale By meanes of The Netherlandes and our owne Company of Merchant Venturers..., manuscript, 1613.

 

Lot 23

Jacobean duelling.- Sackville (Edward, fourth Earl of Dorset) A challenge receaved by Mr Edward Sackvile... from the L. Bruce a Scottish Baron who fought together in Zealand... where the sayd L Bruce was slaine, manuscript, [c. 1614].

 

Lot 24

[Bacon (Francis, Viscount St Alban)] A Letter of Advise written to Sr Edw. Coke Lo: Chiefe Justice..., manuscript, [c. ?1616].

 

Lot 25

Muscovy Company.- An humble and true declaration of... the Govnor & Company of Merchants trading unto Muscovia, of the manifest wrongs & abuses done by the Hollanders & Zealanders... in Greenland..., 1618 [with] An humble declaracon of... the Govnor & Company of Merchants... trading to the East Indies, Of the manifest & unsupportable wrongs & abuses lately done by the Hollanders unto yor... Subts in the East indies, manuscript, [c. 1628].

 

Lot 26

Ralegh [Raleigh] (Sir Walter) An Apologie written by Sr Walt. Raleigh touching his voyage to Guyana, imediatlie upon his landing at Plymouth Ano Dom. 1618, manuscript, [?1618].

 

Lot 27

Edward Alleyn & Dulwich College.- Alleyn (Edward) Mr Allen's Proiect of his Hospitall at Dulluge: A Briefe Relation of my intent, manuscript, [? c. 1619].

 

Lot 28

Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) The flowres of Paracelsus, manuscript, [c. 1630] § Paracelsus his Paramira..., manuscript, [c. 1620] (2).

 

 

Lot 29

More (Sir Thomas).- Roper (William) The life and death of Sir Tho More knight sometime Lo: Chancellor of England... 1535, manuscript in Secretary hand, disbound, [England], [c. 1630].

 

Lot 30

Philosopher's Stone.- Certaine chymicall Observations upon the Philosophers Stone, manuscript, Strasburg Bend watermark, [c. 1630].

 

Lot 31

Scotland.- [Stewart (John, first Earl of Traquair)] [Diary relating to correspondence with various Scottish lords over the General Assembly of the Scottish Church], manuscript, also later 19th century manuscript of Baptismal Register at Traquair and signed William Wallace, contemporary panelled calf, dated in text 9th August - 8th November 1639 & 1821.

 

Lot 32

Westminster Abbey.- Crespion (Rev. Stephen, associate of Henry Purcell) Children Baptised Westminst[er], ?autograph manuscript and later hands, ink autograph inscription: Ex dono Steph: Crespion Hospitii Reg: Confessarii" and another, "To be delivered to my Successor", original reverse calf, 1681-1703, 1744-46 [19th century].

 

Lot 35

Medical.- [Lecture notes], manuscript in Latin and German, original marbled wrappers, later note Stockholm, dated in text 1699.

 

Lot 36

Poetry.- [Dryden (John)] Mock Flecknoe [Mac Flecknoe], [c. 1700] § To the Queen spoken by Mr Duke in the new Court by ye Library, [c. 1700] § A Letter to Julian, [c. 1700], manuscripts; and another manuscript (4).

 

Lot 37

Queen Anne's health.- "Smith (J.)" Copy letters concerning Queen Anne's poor health in December, 1713 through to March, 1714, October, 1714.

 

Lot 38

Receipts.- Collection of receipts for domestic goods, together 17 receipts & 1 card, engraved or printed sides or billheads with manuscript descriptions of goods, 1719-1857 (18 pieces).

 

Lot 39

1745 Rebellion.- Letter giving an account of the trials of Lords Cromarty, Kilmarnock and Balmerino in Westminster Hall, by a ?nephew of Lady Sambrook, manuscript, [1746] § Yorke (Philip, first Earl of Hardwicke) Summons to the House of Lords for the trials of Lords Cromartie, Kilmarnock and Balmerino, D.s. "Hardwicke", 1746; and 5 others (7).

 

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