Processus factus ad coronationem Serenissim' Domin' Ann' Regin' Angli' &c Anno regni Sui primo, [1702].

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Processus factus ad coronationem Serenissim' Domin' Ann' Regin' Angli' &c Anno regni Sui primo, [1702].

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of petitions by various nobles to perform ceremonial duties at Queen Anne's coronation in 1702. The volume includes a list of the commissioners appointed to hear the petitions, including "our right truly and well beloved Councellor Sr. Nathan Wright Knt. Keeper of our great Seal," as well as the petitions themselves, including those of Williiam Stanley, Count of Derby, Charles Dymock, George Nevill, and Henry, Lord Gray. One petition by "Guillaume Clopton de Liston" requests permission to provide the wafers at the coronation and includes a list of ingredients. The manuscript concludes with a description of the coronation, and the order of nobles in the procession.

1 v. (35 p.) ; 31 x 21 cm.

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Wright, Nathan, Sir, 1654-1721

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