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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2052

(x) Historical Documents
1670 (28 June) declaration written on parchment featuring a magnificent wafered seal of the coat of arms of the Earl of Winchilsea, the motto, "nec elata nec deiecta" (neither raised or lowered) with four flower adornments (which fold over to protect the seal); appointing a man, John Warly, to be one of the chaplins as Eastwell in Kent. Written in Latin with "Comes de Winchilsea" at foot, the ink has eaten into the surface of the skin in places, but the text is still legible; some folds. A marvelous historical document. From the Gerald E. Wellburn collection. Photo

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