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Auction: 13017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 473

Prince Charles' Treasury, a manuscript request for a loan of £58 from Prince Charles' Treasury from Sir Robert Carey, 1619, for men in his service, signed by Carey, folio, foxing, very fine

Carey was renowned for his military involvement; he served under Robert Dudley, was deployed in a Naval Squadron against the Spanish Armada and later supported Henry IV in the Seige of Rouen. He is most famous for his epic ride to Scotland's Palace of Holyroodhouse, on the death of Elizabeth I, to advise King James that he was now King of England. He was made Earl of Monmouth in 1625.

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Estimate
£1,800 to £2,000