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Auction: 17017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 219

Great Britain: An interesting handwritten Exchequere payment warrant, authorising the payment of £250 to the Countess of Brainford, addressed to Sir Robert Long Bart. as Auditor of the Exchequer and handsigned by Lord Ashley and Thomas Clifford, folio. Slight damp damage, fine.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683), served on the English Council of State under Cromwell. Was one of the 12 members of Parliament who travelled to the Dutch Republic to persuade Charles II to return to England. Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1661-1672, Lord Chancellor in 1672-3. A prominent Whig leader following its formation in 1680's.
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630-1673), sat in the House of Commons until he was created Baron Clifford in 1672. Known as 'the bribe master general' for his policies as a member of the Cabal. Instrumental in the stoppage on the Exchequer in 1672. Commited suicide a few months after his retirement.

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Estimate
£350 to £400