[ROCHESTER
(Laurence Hyde, 1641-1711, 1st Earl, brother-in-law of James II)]
Engraved portrait after Kneller
(reversed left to right), showing him head and shoulders wearing the collar and pendant of the Garter, 6½" x 4", no date, c.
light traces of laying down by corners of verso
Item Date:
1770
Stock No:
51772
£45
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DUTIES ON TOBACCO & SUGAR
ROCHESTER
(Laurence Hyde, 1641-1711, 1st Earl, brother-in-law of James II)
Signature as Lord High Treasurer, 1685-1687, and monogrammed seal
on the lower portion of a Treasury document, for part-payment to John Hall of £36 out of "the new Imposicion on Tobacco & Sugar, by vertue of his now Ma[jes]t[ie]s L[ett]res of Privy Seale dated the 20th of June 1686", with his fine engraved portrait by Goldar after Sir Godfrey Kneller, engraved surface 11" x 7" in margins 16½" x 9¾", 1785, the document 1 side 8¼" x 3½", Whitehall Treasury Chambers, 7th July
lacks upper portion, two tiny defects in blank margin, faint traces of laying down
Item Date:
1686
Stock No:
51771
£275
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ROCHESTER
(Laurence Hyde, 1641-1711, 1st Earl, brother-in-law of James II) and HOWARD (Hon. Sir Robert, 1626-1698, Restoration Dramatist, from 1673 Auditor of the Exchequer Receipt)
Signatures respectively as Lord High Treasurer, 1685-1687, and Auditor,
on the upper portion of a Treasury document, for repayment by virtue of "his Ma[jes]t[ie]s L[ett]res of Privy Seale dated the 25th of March 1685", to Charles Toll of £6000 out of "the Lat[e] Imposicion on Tobacco & Sugar ... Lent unto His Majesty", signed 'Rochester' on the recto, with, on the verso, the end of a note signed 'Ro: Howard' stating there are 98 days from the Order to the date of payment, (13th January 1687 new style), followed by Charles Toll's signature against a list of four part-payments totalling £6000 and the individuals involved, also £96 13s 1d as the interest on £6000 for 98 days [at 6% p.a.], 2 sides 4¾" x 6¾", [Whitehall Treasury Chambers], the order 4th October
lacks lower half
Item Date:
1686
Stock No:
56125
£325
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ROEBUCK
(John Arthur, 1801-1879, M.P.)
Frank to C.G. Thornton at Marden Hill, Hertford,
London, 31st July
small defect in one blank corner
Item Date:
1831
Stock No:
51321
£22
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ROEST van LIMBURG
(Theodorus Marinus, 1806-1887, Netherlands Foreign Minister 1868-1870)
Finely penned document, in French with translation,
to the Peruvian Foreign Minister (Dr José Antonio Barrenechea, 1829-1889), thanking him for his letter addressed to the King (Willem III) by Colonel Balta, concerning his elevation to the Presidency of the Republic, saying "His Majesty has just replied by the enclosed letter [not present], both original and copy", and assuring the Foreign Minister of his own "high regard", small blind embossed stamp of the Dutch Foreign Office at top left, 1 side 13" x 8¼" and conjugate blank, The Hague, 23rd October
small original ribbon slits in blank inner margin
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
52393
£125
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