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MARLBOROUGH, James Ley, First Earl (1550-1629). Letter signed to Sir Robert Pye, Auditor of the Receipt, Sir Henry Wardour, Clerk of the Pells, and 'the reste of the officers there', n.p., 22 March 1626, directing that two tallies for ¨3,937.6.8, being the proceeds of perishable French goods, payable to Sir William Leyden and mistakenly drawn on George Fielding of the Court of Admiralty be redrafted instead to draw money from Sir John Wolstenholme, who is the sole 'Treasurer and Receiver of all moneys proceeding by the sale as well of perishable French goods as of others', 1 page, folio (312 x 209mm), integral blank, contemporary endorsement (slightly soiled).