Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
May 1874
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/16
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3720 Taytor (Jeremy, Bishop of Down) b. 1618, d. 1667 A. L.s. 1 page 4to. To the Right Honble. my Noblest Lord Edward Viscount Conway at his house in Oxmanton in Dublin. No date. A beautiful specimen of the hand-writing of this eminent Divine Returns his Lordship thanks for his letter. “I hope by this time your Lordship hath received his Majesties letter about the Cathedral and burgesses of Parliament in Lisburne; It were well if it were so early here, that two burgesses might be chosen before ye dissolution of this Parliament; it would add reputation to us, and give solemnity to y® new erection of y® Cathedral.” Lord Conway was the great friend and patron of Jeremy ‘Taylor, who for a short time previous to his appointment in 1660 to the see of Down, resided with his Lordship in Ireland. 3721 Vansrouau (Sir John) b. 1666, d. 1726 STaNnaTURE to an “ Explanation of the Design.” 2 pages folio. Vo date 3722 Vasari (Giorgio) Painter, Author of “The Lives of Celebrated Painters ” b. 1514, d. 1578 A. L.s. 1 page folio. 8 Aug. 1556; jine and rare Respecting the transmission of a Banner with singularly minute particulars for the stretching and repairing of it. 3723 Victoria (Queen) Siren Manvat to a Petition asking permission for Richard Godson to plead for Emily Birch, Widow, and Augusta Birch, Spinster, indicted for a Misdemeanour, countersigned by Sir James Graham, Dec. 7, 1848 3724 VOLTAIRE b. 1694, d. 1778 A. L.s. 8 pages folio, commencing “ Mon cher éditeur,” Potsdam, Nov. 28, 1750. A capital literary letter, SIGNED IN FULL; jine and very scarce, zt would be difficult to find a better specimen. 3725 VOLTAIRE ; A. L.s. 2% pages 4to. To M. Dupont. A Ferney, Ottr. 18, 1758 ; an interesting letter, signed V “Le Sieur Roset me det qu’il a dépensé son argent & fouiller des mines; mais il allonge beaucoup la mienne. [1 n’est point dit dans notre marché qu'il cherchera de lor; mais qu'il m’en donnera; et le vrai moyen de n’avoir pas & m’en donner, c’est d’imaginer qu’il y en a dans les montagnes des Vosges.” 3726 VOLTAIRE A. L.s. 4 pages 4to, “ Voltaire, gentilhomme ordinaire du Roy,” aux Delices, Oct. 11, 1758; VERY RARE, with the signature in full An unpublished letter relative to his purchasing an estate at Ferney. “On me propose une terre dans votre intendance; c’est un agrément dont je sens tout le prix, mais je n’en puis jouir sans votre protection: c’est la terre de Fernex, i deux lieues de Genéve, aux pays deGex. Cette terre n’est convenable pour moy qu’autant qu’elle peut défrayer en partie ma maison des Délices, et me délivrer du continuel embarras d’acheter les choses nécéssaires 4 la vie. Je n’ay chez moi que des fleurs, de ?ombrage, et quelquefois quarante personnes & nourrir par jour.”’ 3727 Warsorton (W.) Bishop of Gloucester A. L.s. 1 page 4to. To Mr. Nourse, franked. Prior Park, Oct. 2, 1760; scarce Giving an order for Books,