An answer to the late K. James's last declaration, dated at St. Germains, April 17. S.N. 1693.
King James II, King of Scotland (1430–1460)
Category
Books
Date
1693
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3055394
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],40p. . 4to.. Imperfect: wanting top half of final leaf. Bound with 34 other 17th century sermons and tracts.. Provenance: Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial). manuscript inscription on front pastedown: "W: Yorke". manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "Peter Kinge one of her majesties most ... [one word, illegible] and cruel". manuscript contents list on front fly-leaf. manuscript inscription on rear fly-leaf: "To his Grace the Arch Bishop of Canterbury one of".. Binding: Seventeenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled sheepskin binding; gilt fillets and red title label on spine.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
King James II, King of Scotland (1430–1460) James Welwood (Dunfermline 1652 - London 1727) Daniel Defoe (c.1660 - 1731)