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1853 Patent appointing John Bernard Burke to the Office of Ulster King of Arms and Principal Herald of All Ireland.
Estimate:
€150 - €200
Sold
€750
Timed Auction
The History Sale
Size
27 by 27in. (68.6 by 68.6cm)
Description
Description: Manuscript on vellum. Includes vignette of Queen Victoria and is attached to her Great Seal. Three other manuscripts are 1788 leases of land at Upminster between Champion Branfill and William Russell and Edward Brydges and a Settlement on Marriage for Champion Branfill of Upminster Hall and Charlotte Brydges.
Note: King Harold II gave the manor of Upminster Hall to the abbots of Waltham Abbey circa 1050. The present house, which dates from circa 1500, remained in the ownership of the abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, when King Henry VIII gave it to Thomas Cromwell. It was then occupied by the Latham family from 1543 until it passed to Edward Noel, later 1st Earl of Gainsborough, in 1677. It was then owned by the Branfill family from 1685 until it was bought by Major Godfrey Pike in 1921. It became the clubhouse of Upminster Golf Club in 1927.
Note: King Harold II gave the manor of Upminster Hall to the abbots of Waltham Abbey circa 1050. The present house, which dates from circa 1500, remained in the ownership of the abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, when King Henry VIII gave it to Thomas Cromwell. It was then occupied by the Latham family from 1543 until it passed to Edward Noel, later 1st Earl of Gainsborough, in 1677. It was then owned by the Branfill family from 1685 until it was bought by Major Godfrey Pike in 1921. It became the clubhouse of Upminster Golf Club in 1927.
Condition
Couple slight bumps and chips to the wax seal, overall very good.
