Sovereign Prince of Orange (1650-1702) who served as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death. Desirable manuscript DS, signed “William R,” one page, 8.75 x 13.5, June 1, 1696. Document issued to the commissioners of the Treasury, while "at Our Camp at Mariekirke," asking them "by vertue of our Generall Letters of Privy Seale bearing the date the 19th day of Aprill 1689…to pay…Our Trusty and Welbeloved Henry Renew Esqr." the sum of £678.17.10 "as of Our free Guift and Royall Bonuty without Account Imprest or other charge." Signed at the head by King William III, and at the conclusion by Stephen Fox, Charles Montagu, John Smith, and Thomas Littleton. In very good to fine condition, with archival reinforcements on the reverse. Henry Renew was a merchant who in 1699 appears as a Commissioner to take subscriptions for the Land Bank. This document was issued toward the end of the War of the Grand Alliance, in which William, as his own commander-in-chief, joined with Holland, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, Savoy, and other states to force Louis XIV back within his previous borders.
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