16TH CENTURY THE SEAL OF THE COMMON PLEAS OF ELIZABETH I.
Description
Suffolk, the vellum manuscript with the brown wax seal attached, the seal 9cm x 10cm
Footnotes:
The seal of the Court of the Common Pleas shows an impression of the Queen enthroned on the obverse and the royal arms on the reverse. The Court dealt with matters of property and was considered by Sir Edward Coke, the great barrister, jurist and politician and who held the office of Chief Juror from 1606-1613, to be the 'lock and key of the common law'.Show more
Condition
The seal with edge losses and rubbed, the manuscript in good order.
Theme
A Single Owner Collection of Manuscripts
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Description
Suffolk, the vellum manuscript with the brown wax seal attached, the seal 9cm x 10cm
Footnotes:
The seal of the Court of the Common Pleas shows an impression of the Queen enthroned on the obverse and the royal arms on the reverse. The Court dealt with matters of property and was considered by Sir Edward Coke, the great barrister, jurist and politician and who held the office of Chief Juror from 1606-1613, to be the 'lock and key of the common law'.Show more
Condition
The seal with edge losses and rubbed, the manuscript in good order.
Theme
A Single Owner Collection of Manuscripts
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
