Letter from Commissioners for Office of Earl Marshal, London

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.3939
  • Dates of Creation
      7 Oct. 1616
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

Letter from commissioners for the office of earl marshal to [Dudley] North, later 4th Baron North, informing him that he is to be made a knight of the Bath at the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales on 4 November following. Whitehall, signed by the duke of Len[n]ox, by the earls of Suffolk, Not[t]ingham, and Pembroke, and by C[lement] Edmondes. Traces of seal. Endorsed with ?eighteenth-century endorsement identifying the recipient and his family.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Very worn at folds