PHILIP II: (1527-1598)

PHILIP II: (1527-1598) King of Spain 1556-98. During his marriage to Queen Mary I of England, he was King of England and Ireland 1554-58. A very good and large D.S., ` Yo El Rey´, as King, one page, large folio, April 1595, old Castilian-Spanish. The document bears at the heading the written title lengthy heading showing the immense territories under the King "Don Phelipe by the grace of god, King of Castile, Leon, Aragon and of the Two Sicilies, Portugal, Navarre, Granada, Toledo, Valence, Majorca, Seville, Cordoba, Corsica, Murcia, Jaen Gibraltar, Canary Islands, of the Indias...". The King appoints a Captain of light cavalry, and states in part ` Por cuanto yo comando, que las lanzas con que me han de servir al presente algunos Grandes prelados titulados y caballeros de los Reinos... Por la presente los nombropor mi Capitan de caballeria ligera... Otrosi mando a todos los concejos de justicia, Regidores, caballeros, oficiales y hombres buenos de todas las ciudades Villas y Lugares de mis reinos y señorios...´ (Translation: " Whereas I command that the lances with which some great titled prelates and knights of the Kingdoms are to serve me at present... I hereby appoint them as Captain of light cavalry... I also command all the councils of justice, aldermen, knights, officers and good men of all the cities, towns and places of my kingdoms and lordships...") Bearing a large Royal paper affixed alongside the King´s signature. With contemporary secretary annotation at the base. With several minor worm holes, affecting only in part the signature and not affecting the text, otherwise G