Warrant creating Louise de Keroualle Duchess of Portsmouth, 1673.

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Warrant creating Louise de Keroualle Duchess of Portsmouth, 1673.

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Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the warrant granting Louise de Keroualle the titles of Baroness Petersfield, Countess of Fareham, and Duchess of Portsmouth. The manuscript also includes the amounts of creation money to be paid to her yearly. The text is written within an ornamental border, with a painted title page.

1 v. (6 p.) ; 29 x 19 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8025320

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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