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PHILIP IV DS, as King, signed "Yo el Rey" (I the King), 2pp, June 20, 1651, legal folio, Madrid,...

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PHILIP IV DS, as King, signed  Yo el Rey  (I the King), 2pp, June 20, 1651, legal folio, Madrid,...
PHILIP IV DS, as King, signed "Yo el Rey" (I the King), 2pp, June 20, 1651, legal folio, Madrid, to the Viceroy of Mexico (Nueva Espana), interesting content. Informing him that don Pedro Velaz de Medrano (a renegade Spaniard in French service), acting as French Vice Admiral, has set sail with a squadron of 5 ships. Further, that the news from Seville is that his plan is to lie in wait between Havana and Vera Cruz in order to attack this year's silver fleet from Mexico. Marginal chipping and light soiling, o/w VG. $500-750