Philip III, King of Spain. Spanish MS notarial document signed by him, July 8, 1610

by Phllip III

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Book description: Aranda, , 1610. Single page handwritten paper document in Spanish. Minor old brown stain affec, a few words in the first 2 lines, words still clearly readible, 1 edge bit cropped marginally, coming near to edge of a few lines of text, no loss. Bit of minor splitting at 2 folds, a tiny marg. edge piece msg. Gd. - VG. . 4to. . As all other Spanish royal signatures, Philip has signed "Yo el Rey" (I the King). Document measures 7 7/8 x 12 1/8 in. Grants permission to town of Canical to withold money from sum owed in taxes. 18 text lines in Spanish dark brown small notarial ink script, King Philip's signature datk. Document at top has words "El Rey." Many words per text line & lines closely written. "Yo El Rey" signature below text is large & expansive w/ pen swirls & last letter extender at end, approx. 3 1/2 in. long. Next to King's signature is printed paper woodcut seal w/ emblem of the College of Notaries of Madrid. Below is dark script line & dark heavy countersignature below of Jorge de Tovar. At very bottom of doc. are 3 lines by officials of town of Canical acknowledging the permission granted above in the main text. King Philip III (1578-1621) was King of Spain and King of Portugal (Philip II) from 1598 until; his death. He inherited essentially a bankrupt nation with a disasterous economy when he suceeded his father Philip II in 1598. Philip II had drained Spain's resources w/ her wealth based on the silver mines of Latin America. Her position in the Americas was being threatened by other European states. The independence movement in Peru & Mexico contributed to the decline in silver revenues which dropped from 2 million ducats in 1598 to 800, 000 in 1618. The court of Madrid occas. pursued an aggressive foreign policy which depended on how much silver Philip had to spend. Spain entered the 30 Years' War in the 1618. Spain's internal economy was weak w/ little industry & a backward agriculture and large estates worked by peasants ruined by excessive taxatuion. Spain's trade deficit was large. This document typical of the economic weakness of Spain internally diverting the King's attention with the town of Canical requiring monetary help. A very attractive document w/ many dark MS. lines, & a large expansive royal signature. Sold with 6pp. photocopied biography of Philip III & 3pp. on economic condition of Spain during his reign. Picture of document NOT available.

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