By the King. Trustie and welbeloued, wee greete you well : although there be nothing more against our minde then to be drawne into any course that may breed in our subiects the least doubt of our vnwillingnes to throw any burthens vpon them ...

Miscellaneous Documents. 1604-07-31

[London] : [printed by Robert Barker?], [1604]

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; (full-sheet).

A brief for a loan.
Dated at end: Westminster the last day of Iuly, in the second yeere of our reigne ..
Printer's name conjectured by STC.
Printed in civilité type on top half of a full sheet.
Formerly STC 8356 and 8357.
There are three major states. (1) Last line begins "Ireland". 1a: the last 7 lines have blanks for the sum, the collector, and the county. 1b: these blanks printed with "twentie pounds", "Thomas Scudamore Esquire", and "Yorke"; some resetting. (2) Last 7 lines partly reset; last line begins "England". 2a: the last 7 lines have blanks for the sum, the collector, and the county. 2b: these blanks printed with (α) £40, (β) £30, or (γ) £20 and Sir Charles Cornwallis, Norfolk. (3) Last 7 lines partly reset; last line begins "our". All copies of state 3 have blanks.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 9175i.3
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122980

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 8356

Loseley. State 1a. Filled out in manuscript for Sir Francis Carew (£50, to Sir George More, Surrey); signed by Tho. Kerry. With manuscript docket title on verso. Provenance: from the Loseley collection

STC 8357

cs1602. State 3. Filled out in manuscript for Francis Jermye (£40, to Sir Robert Gardner, Suffolk); signed by Tho: Kerry. Manuscript notes, including inscription to Sir Vincent Skinner, signed by Sir Julius Caesar, and dated 16 June 1608. For a description of this item, see: S. De Ricci, 'Census of...manuscripts in the United States'....New York, 1935: Folger, no. 1602.1. With manuscript docket title on verso. Provenance: Charles F. Gunther sale, New York, 11 November 1926:80; bought by Folger from Rosenbach

FAST ACC 272194

This copy has not yet been cataloged. The description may contain incorrect information. The "FAST ACC" number is a temporary call number. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance. Ordered from WS Cotter Rare Books & Restoration, D9524, 2021-08-30, email quote. State 2b (alpha). From dealer's description: "London: Robert Barker, 1604. Broadside, 459 x 342 mm et infra. Slits for paper "lock" evident. Evidently once in the stock of James Burmester of Bristol; offered in the Phillips Sale, 26/7 Nov., 1973, lot 2688; acquired by W. S. Cotter Rare Books from Joe Luttrell of Meyer Boswell Rare Books, San Francisco, May 2021. STC 9175i(3)2; ESTC S122980; Carter & Vervliet 300."

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