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Preferred Citation:

Charles II Entry Book of Warrants, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

A copy, possibly written 1675-1686, of an Entry Book of Warrants relating to Virginia, Carolina, Ireland, etc. in the time of Charles II. An April 9, 1677 entry appoints someone to protect the people in Virginia from the Indians. Bacon's Rebellion was in 1676.

Typed label on inside cover states "from the collection of Sir W. Betham, Ulster King at Arms, half russia." Sir William Betham (1779–1853) was an English herald and antiquarian who held the office of Ulster King of Arms from 1820 until his death in 1853. This entry book is probably his transcription of the original Warrant Book of Charles II.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Betham, William, Sir, 1779-1853
• Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
• Great Britain--History--1660-1714
• Indians of North America--Virginia
• Ireland--History--1649-1775.
• Legal documents
• Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Warrants (Law) > Great Britain.
• Warrants (Law)--Great Britain--Early works to 1800