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King of England (born 1442) from March 4, 1461, to October 3, 1470, and then again from April 11, 1471, until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487. Vellum manuscript DS, signed at the head with the royal sign-manual monogram “RE” of King Edward IV, with a a subscription in the lower right corner attributed to John Bagot, clerk of the Crown in Chancery, one page, 8.5 x 7.5, January 1, 1472. Royal grant of forfeited lands issued after the Wars of the Roses, in part: "Edward, by the grace of God, King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland, to all those to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. Know that, considering the faithful service done to us, we have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant to Sir Philip Courtenay, Knight, all the lands and tenements which were in the tenure of John Stenlake of Welle, lately forfeit to us by reason of his rebellion. To have and to hold the said lands and tenements, with all their rights and appurtenances, unto the said grantee, his heirs and assigns." In fine condition, with a missing seal at the center.
A significant document of Yorkist authority in the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses, dispossessing a Lancastrian supporter of his estates and redistributing them as a reward for loyal service. Such grants were one of the practical instruments by which Edward IV consolidated power after his restoration to the throne in 1471, punishing rebellion while binding favored retainers more closely to the crown. Bearing Edward’s royal sign-manual monogram, the document offers a direct and tangible link to the political reprisals, forfeitures, and shifting fortunes that defined the violent struggle between Lancaster and York.
Provenance: Maggs Bros., London, 1936.
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