A document from Jane’s brief reign in the summer of 1553 is up for auction.
Auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull describe the document as:
‘Tower of London, 17th July 1553
Single bifolium (31 x 21cm, hand-and-flower watermark), the body of the letter written on one side, comprising 18 lines in a secretary hand, above the autograph signatures of 12 privy councillors.
…the letter is a warrant addressed to Armagil Waad (Wade), clerk of the privy council, authorising him to disburse payments to various couriers for delivering ‘hir maiesties letters’, presumably the official announcement of Jane’s accession and accompanying demand for loyalty, to several named regional power-brokers whose support of Mary must have been known to the councillors.’
The auction will take place on Wednesday 25 February.
Further details available at Lyon & Turnbull
