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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  29 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 684
  30 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 685 - 1314
• Lot #:
  713
• Lot Description:
  LONDON GAZETTE - ENGLAND - 1679-1684: large group of issues
  between #1449 and 1980: with many articles of interest including issue 1507 (Apr.26, 1680) reports of a “false and dangerous rumour spread abroad” that Charles II is to marry the mother of the Duke of Monmouth; issue 1694 (Feb. 9, 1682) with a report that a “most curious and excellent way of preserving dead bodies from putrefication” had been presented to the King; issue 1714 (Apr.20,1682) with a dedication of loyalty to King Charles II and opposition to the “Jesuit machinations” that had led to death of Charles I; issue 1757 (Sep.18, 1682) reports of a severe eruption of Mt Vesuvius; issue 1862 (Sep.20, 1683) records addresses made to King Charles in relation to the “Hellish conspiracy” against the King and his brother the Duke of York (the “Rye House Plot”); issue 1980 (Nov.6,1684) with an advertisement offering a reward for the return of valuables stolen by five highwaymen from the Exeter Stagecoach at Bagshot Heath; many other issues with notable content, along with the usual proclamations, announcements, and advertisements. (58) [Comprises issues 1449, 1451, 1454, 1481-82, 1507, 1612, 1629, 1631, 1635, 1636-38, 1646, 1648, 1657, 1669, 1682, 1694 (x2), 1706, 1714, 1757, 1768, 1788, 1790, 1801-02, 1812-13, 1833, 1839 (2), 1862-63, 1867-70, 1871 (x2), 1872 (x2), 1874, 1877-78, 1880, 1883, 1894, 1898, 1904, 1913, 1941, 1951, 1967 & 1980.]
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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