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Warrant and licence of 1555 signed Marie de Guise

1555, Document and object
Warrant and licence of 1555 signed Marie de Guise
Warrant and licence of 1555 signed Marie de Guise
Warrant and licence of 1555 signed Marie de Guise
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Item no
50630
Title
Warrant and licence document dated 1555 and signed by Marie de Guise as Regent, relating to changing the markets
Description
Warrant and Licence by Marie de Guise as Regent, giving the Council of Edinburgh the power to move markets to different locations in the city, dated 1555. One side of text in black ink with the word "Regina" ('queen') at the top, and signed in a different hand 'Marie'. On the back are various notes, probably later, a number 12 and a round sticker with the number 56. Previously thought to be signed by Mary, Queen of Scots.
Date
1555
Type
Document and object
Accession number
HH160