Manuscript DS, signed “Charles R,” one page, 9.25 x 13.75, November 5, 1672. Military document ordering John Pigott to complete his regiment "to the number of one hundred soldiers," and then march his soldiers to the "City of Canterbury where you are to stay and expect our further orders." The document asks Pigott to control the behavior of his men and to "be very careful that your soldiers do behave themselves Civilly and duly pay their quarters where they now are, upon their march, and where they shall be quartered as aforesaid." The order also makes reference to George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham who came to power in 1667 along with five politicians known as 'the Cabal.' Signed at the head by King Charles II. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, a few small repairs, and several seal-related light circular stains. This document dates to the Third Anglo-Dutch War, the result of Charles's secret treaty with France of 1670. In exchange for subsidies from Louis XIV, King Charles agreed to convert to Catholicism and assist the French in their conquest of the Dutch Republic.
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