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Auction: 26066 - Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera
Lot: 1006

Thomas Pott, Charles I's Hunt Master
1631 (25 Aug.) receipt signed by Thomas Pott as Charles I's hunt master for £200 to be paid out of the exchequer to a London merchant, presumably for the upkeep of the harriers. Also with signatures of Thomas Hayles and George Plunkett as witnesses. Some fraying to paper and trivial piece missing to bottom right. A charming document.

Notes: Pott appears to have served as Hunt Master James VI, I as well and Charles I, as well as Keeper of Temple Newsam manor and park near Leeds. He is also referenced as being keeper of the Privy Beagles.

Provenance:
Spink, 15 July, 2020

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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£120