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Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579) Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
British 16th century unknown
James Crook (1759 - c.1789)
Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) politician, writer and Sinologist
Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850)
Illuminated Certificate for George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
British 18th century unknown
Letters Patent of 1674 [whereby King Charles II grants a pension of £3,000 each per annum to his three sons by the Duchess of Cleveland, payable from Excise duties]
British 17th century unknown
King William IV (1765-1837) Reigned 1830-7
Sir William, (after) Beechey
Sir Richard Taunton (d1752) Mayor of Southampton
Thomas Stokes
John Thurloe (1616-1668) secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State
Thomas Ross
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-1890) Field Marshal; Governor of Gibraltar 1876-1883
Lowes Cato Dickinson (1819 - 1908)
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