Henry IV's embassy to the Countess of Flanders.- Henry IV.- Safe conduct issued by John Croft, William Lyle, councillors, and Nicholas de Ryssheton, ambassadors of Henry IV to negotiate a commercial treaty between England and Flanders, manuscript in French and Latin, 1404.

Isabella I (Queen of Castile) Order to her chamberlain Sancho de Peredes to give a quantity of silver to her treasurer Alonso de Morales, D.s. "Yo la Reyna", also signed by Miguel Perez d'Almazan secretary, Alonso de Morales treasurer and witnessed by Diego Remirez one of the Queen's clerks, manuscript in Spanish, 1501.

Tudor Will.- Last Will and Testament of Robert Atwell, of Prestbury, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, manuscript in Tudor English, on paper, 25 lines, in brown ink, calligraphic initial at beginning, 1545.

Chaloner (Thomas) Autograph inscription signed, "Sum Thomae Chaloneri 1557", on the title-page of Wolfgang Lazius' Commentariorum Reipub. Romanae illius, in exteris provincijs, bello acquisitis, constitutae, libri duodecim, [1551], printed title only, 1557.

South Sea Company.- Note of hand signed Rich: Sarum directing the South Sea Company to "Pay the Bearer Mr Daniel Gell my share of the Midsummer Dividend", manuscript, Westminster, 1722; and a small quantity of others, cut signatures, including Lord Byron (9 pieces).

Ship building.- Fairfax (Brian, the younger, antiquary and scholar, Commissioner of Customs, 1676-1749) A Theoretick Treatise of Ship-Building Translated from the French of P: Paul Host Professor of the Mathematicks..., manuscript, 1733.

Cookery.- [Collection of recipes], manuscript in several hands, [c. 1750].

Hastings (Warren (Governor-General of Bengal) Autograph Letter signed to Colonel Edmonson, 1790, on the situation in Bengal, "I have rece'd Intelligence that the Marathas [Maratha States] forces at Calcutta moved from their different Encampments, & assembled on the Road leading to Bengal... . Their professed Direction is to Dekka Nalla & Mohr... & I believe that they have no actual design to pass our Borders...".

War of 1812.- Commission appointing James Ross Commander of the sloop Dart of Saint John, New Brunswick, with autograph note signed by Ross announcing the capture of the schooner Rambler of Portland bound for East Port, printed document with autograph manuscript signed by James Commander, 1813; and 2 others similar (3).

Hugo (Victor) Autograph Letter signed to Odilon Barrot, 1843, sending condolences on the death of his daughter Marie Barrot, two months after the death of his daughter Léopoldine.