Document van James, hertog van York, aan de koning van Ardra, Ellis Leighton (Sir), 1664

Title(s)

Document van James, hertog van York, aan de koning van Ardra

Object type

• document

Object number

NG-NM-816-B

Inscriptions / marks

• ‘To the Great King of Ardra James, Duke of York & Albany etc., brother to the King of England, Scotland, France and Irland Sendeth greeting Whereas we have formerly writt to you by the hands of our sarvants Henry Cierke, our chief factor, and captaine Hunt and have received from them a good report of your kindnesse to our nation and the sarvants employed by us. It is our desire that you would continue these good inclinations. If you shall further us in the making a preparation of lading of our shipps again they come. And give us a freedome of trade in your dominions with all your subjects. It will move us to send you from time to time a plentifull supply of all sorts of goods that shall be most to your liking. But if wee shall be straighted in our trade and diminished in the priviledges we have formerly enjoyed, wee shall be forced to seeke our convenience in some other place. But we are confident you will have so much esteeme for the preserving of a full and friendly intercourse of trafffique betweene us, that you will rather enlarge your kindnesse towards our sarvants employed by us. Wee have so great a value for your person and dignity, that we have sent you a present of a crowne which is the badge of the highest authority and a bed such as is used in these parts which we desire to accept of and be sure wee shall requite any favour you shall shew our factors and sarvants. Dated at the Court att Whitehall the twenty second day of July Anno Domini 1664. (signed) James’

Description

Rechthoekig document met centraal het opschrift 'To the great king of Ardra James [...] sendeth greeting'. Om het opschrift in een kader versierde rand met vogels, bloem- en bladmotieven. Kleuren: blauw, rood, groen en bruin. Middenonder: insnijding voor bevestiging van zegel (NG-NM-816-C). Gesigneerd: keerzijde, l.o.: Ellis Leighton (secr.). Gedateerd: m.o.: The TwentySecond day of Iuly Anno Domini 1664.

Artist

• Ellis Leighton (Sir)
• James Stuart (hertog van York)

Place

England

Dating

1664

Material

• parchment (animal material)
• ink

Technique

writing (processes)

Measurements

height 36 cm × width 46.5 cm

When

• 1664 - 1664

Who

• James Stuart (hertog van York)
• koning van Ardra

Acquisition

transferred 1875

Copyright

Public domain

Related

• Kroon voor de koning van Ardra

• Tarnished gold : the Netherlands and Ghana, 1593-1872, Gijs van der Ham, p. 86, ill. 3.2
• Dof goud : Nederland en Ghana, 1593-1872, Gijs van der Ham, p. 95, afb. 2
• Dof goud : Ghana en Nederland sinds 1593, Gijs van der Ham, p. 86, afb. 3.2
• De historische sensatie : het Rijksmuseum geschiedenisboek, p. 78-81
• Object van de maand (7), Gijs van der Ham, Historiek, 10 juli 2012 - http://historiek.net/overige/6696-een-kroon-voor-ardra-7