Insanity, 17th Century

Warrant from James II to George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, on his appointment as Lord Chancellor, authorizing him to issue, under the Great Seal, grants of the custody of idiots, lunatics and their estates, following inquisitions under the auspices of the High Court of Chancery. Signed by Robert Spencer, and Earl of Sunderland, as Secretary of State, and by the King. Produced in Windsor.

28 September 1685

2 ff.

Purchased from Halliday, Leicester, Jan. 1933.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).