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17th Century Parchment Scroll, 1686

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17th Century Parchment Scroll, 1686
<B>17th Century English Parchment Scroll.</B></I> <BR> Four folio vellum sheets stitched end to end, 10.25 x 108.5 inches, July 1686.<BR>Impressive calligraphed parchment scroll accomplished in transitional Fraktur -Baroque Old Style font. Written in Latin, this lengthy untranslated document is heavily age darkened at the top and bears a large decorative design at the end. Penned during the reign of James II (House of Stuart), the second son of Charles I. Dated July 1686 and endorsed by "<I>Baron Fillingham</B></I>," whom research has failed to identify. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Rolled Material (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)