Copy of letters patent creating Sir Thomas Clifford, Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, April 22, 1672 [manuscript], 1672?

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Copy of letters patent creating Sir Thomas Clifford, Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, April 22, 1672 [manuscript], 1672?

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Concerning Clifford's elevation to the peerage, as first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. Contemporary copy.

3 leaves ; 46 x 36 cm.

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