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English Puritan, one of the most capable administrators in Parliament during the Civil Wars between the Parliamentarians and Royalists. Friend of religious liberty; governor of Massachusetts 1636-37; returned to England; active Parliamentarian; imprisoned at Restoration and beheaded for treason. Partial manuscript DS, in Old English, signed “H. Vane,” one page, 7.25 x 8, March 11, 1647. Conclusion of a longer document, signed at the conclusion by Vane, and also signed by Algernon Percy, 10th Earl Northumberland and James Cecil, 3rd Earl Salisbury. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, pencil notations under signatures, uniform toning, and some scattered light soiling. RRAuction COA.
