Sales catalogue 544: Maggs Bros

Date:
1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/95
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 544: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1237 WYNDHAM (SIR WADHAM, 1610-1668). Judge. Counsel for the prosecution of regicides. LETTER SIGNED, }-page, folio. 28th May, 1666. £2 10s Granting power of attorney to his servant John Hill. ‘to aske and receive out of his Matics receite of Mxcheqr the sums of two hundred and fitie pounds due unto me for my salary.’’ Etc. ‘* HOME RULE.” ETC. 1238 YEATS (WILLIAM B., bern 1865). Irish Poet and Playwright. AUTOGRAPH LETTER (SIGNATURE CANCEI.LED) TO MISS O’LEARY. 4 pp., 8vo. ist May. N.Y. £1 10s Concerning Todhunter’s ‘‘Children of Sin’”’ and ‘‘Sons of Turann,’’ and referring to Irish politics. ‘‘] read the ‘ proofs’ of Todhunter’s book yesterday—the ‘ Children of Sin and ‘Sons of Turann’’ are quite wonderful, all most like Fergusson. They will become Irish classics I believe. Our ballad book should be ready by this surely. at % IT was at a big ‘Home Rule’ party. . . . Mrs. Gladstone was there and made a speech, a very short one, likewise Strunsfield, Justin Macarthy and Lord Aberdeen made speeches long or short. All these good English Home Rule people, how they patronise Ireland and the Irish. As if we were some new sort of deserving poor for whom bazaars and such like should be got up. Yet they are really in earnest on this Home Rule question I think.’’ Ete. The letter bears Yeats’ signature, but this has been cancelled by someone. ’ 1239 YEATS (WILLIAM B.). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO MR. COTTON. I page, 8vo. Dublin., N.D. . £T 1s : ‘‘ There is a book of poems by a young Dublin man ‘‘ Reflections and Refrac- tions by Charles Weekes.’ May I review it for you? ”’ Yi y J 1240 YELVERTON (SIR HENRY, 1566-1629). Judge. Imprisoned in the Tower, 1620-1. LETTER SIGNED TO THE KING. 2 pp., folio. 16th November, 1618. £15 15s On various matters. . I humblie beseech yor Maty give me leave by theis dutifull lines to speak in some plainer language. I have looked into the suit, and imployed in search of sore of yt officers of the Excheqr by wh IT learne it will prove a_suit worth £1000 p. ann. at least, wch whether you intend yor grace so largely to him, I know not. I speak not to divert yor Mate favour, but only that you truly may
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