Manuscript
King William III, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1650 - 1702)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1688
Materials
Paper
Measurements
30 x 20 cm
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 941638
Summary
Autograph letter signed by 'G Prince d'Orange' [William III of England, and William II (Guillaume), Prince of Orange] and addressed to "Lord de la Meer" at Glocester [?] [presumably Henry Booth, 2nd Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey, later 1st earl of Warrington], headed "Hindon the 2nd of Dec 88". William, from his base west of Salisbury, commends what he has heard of Delamer's character and expresses his plan to meet at Hungerford, where he would subsequently meet the Commissioners of King James III on December 6 ,as part of negotiations in the transfer of the crown, in events that came to be known as the Glorious Revolution. Booth raised an army in Cheshire in support of William. With the Prince's red wax armorial seal.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
King William III, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1650 - 1702), author Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington (1652-1694), recipient