By the King. Trustie and welbeloued, wee greete you well: : although there be nothing more against our minde then to be drawne into any course that may breed in our subiects the least doubt of our vnwillingnes to throw any burthens vpon them ...
Scotland.Sovereign (1567-1625 : James VI)
JamesVI,King of Scotland,1566-1625.
[London : printed by Robert Barker?,
1604]
A brief for a loan.
Dated at end: Westminster the last day of Iuly, in the second yeere of our reigne ..
Printer's name conjectured by STC.
Printed in civilité type on top half of a full sheet.
Formerly STC 8356 and 8357.
There are three major states. (1) Last line begins "Ireland". 1a: the last 7 lines have blanks for the sum, the collector, and the county. 1b: these blanks printed with "twentie pounds", "Thomas Scudamore Esquire", and "Yorke"; some resetting. (2) Last 7 lines partly reset; last line begins "England". 2a: the last 7 lines have blanks for the sum, the collector, and the county. 2b: these blanks printed with ([alpha]) £40, ([beta]) £30, or ([gamma]) £20 and Sir Charles Cornwallis, Norfolk. (3) Last 7 lines partly reset; last line begins "our". All copies of state 3 have blanks.
STC (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Microfilm.
Finance, Public
England London.