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King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the 'Golden Age' of Elizabethan literature and drama continued, and who famously sponsored the translation of the Bible into English; as King James VI, he ruled Scotland from 1567 until his death. Manuscript DS, signed “James R,” one page, 7.75 x 12, November 21, 1590. As King James VI of Scotland, he writes to Lord Gray, ordering a payment of 500 marks to John Stewart, "that w[i]thout farder protracting of tyme or difficultie you mak thankfull pament to the said Johnne of the soresaid sowme." In very good to fine condition, with a repaired area of paper loss in the left margin. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
