Hand Signed King Charles I 1640 warrant to the Attorney General Sir John Bankes and Solicitors General Edward Herbert

Hand Signed King Charles I 1640 warrant to the Attorney General Sir John Bankes and Solicitors General Edward Herbert. A wonderful opportunity to obtain a hand signed document from King Charles I of England, extremely good bold signature to the top Charles R. The Document was to create new peers to raise fund for the impending Civil War. The document states elevating a subject (name of appointee, residence, county and chosen title left blank) to the Honorable Ranke Dignity and Title of one of the Barons of this our Realme of England for which the present warrant authorises and requires Bankes and Herbert upon sight thereof to prepare of our Royal Signature, A Graunt of Creation of the Honor of Baron and Peere to this our Kingdome of England with teh Dignitye and Title of (blank) in our County of (Blank) within our Realme of England unto the said (blank) and his heires Male for ever. Oatlands 28th July 1640 the sixteenth year of our Raigne. King Charles I was the last Monarch to be executed and was beheaded at Whitehall London on 30th January 1649. The Document is professionally framed with Gold Antique Finish. The Document is Signed by King Charles I who reigned 1625-1649. The creation of fresh peers would have had its uses during Kings Charles attempts to raise levies for his contemplated invasion of Scotland in the summer of 1640, since each such peer could be expected under ancient feudal duty to lead troops into the field at this own charge or failing that to compound for a sum of money to the Exchequer. The following summer the boom of honours was such that the price of baronetcies had sunk from £400 to £350, nineteen new baronets being created in July and twenty four in the first fortnight of August, Favours at a comparatively low rate, rained on those who might be useful Size: 1 page 203mm x 305mm, framed size 350mm x 655 horizontal folds in very good clean condition,horizontal folds in very good clean condition, some minor wear. Professionally framed

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