A pardon unto Sir Henry Blunt Kn[igh]t. Westminster, 15 November 1660 : original document.

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A pardon unto Sir Henry Blunt Kn[igh]t. Westminster, 15 November 1660 : original document.

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A pardon issued in 1660 to the traveller Sir Henry Blount, accompanied by an unusual note recording the charges "disbursed for Sr. Henry Blunt for his pardon" indicating the total costs incurred, including payments to the secretary of state and attorney general. Attached to the pardon is the intact "Second Great Seal of Charles II, " suspended on a vellum tag. The verso of document is docketed and signed off "Howard" signifying Sir Robert Howard.

Single vellum sheet with seal; 58 x 83 cm., folded, in print box with related contemporary document.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8131270

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Blount, Henry, Sir, 1602-1682

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Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698

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