[MR] BBC: Henry VIII Letter and Jane Seymour Proclamation Found

[Marybeth Lavrakas]

It was inked and stamped. I'm pretty sure the article/book chapter that talked about it was by David Starkey...it's probably lying around here somewhere...

Kat. "too many books, not enough bookcases" Rous



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 From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: Atlantia maillist <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] BBC: Henry VIII Letter and Jane Seymour Proclamation Found
 
Kateryn Rous commented:
<<< A small side note, the letter from the king is most likely not "signed" by the king, technically, but stamped. Henry had his signature carved on a stamp because he hated having to sign the damn things. If I'm remembering correctly, it was referred to as the 'sign manual'. Which is one reason his signature is so recognizable, it really was the same one over and over without variation, lol! >>>

Was this "signature" stamped into wax? Or do you mean that the signature was inked and then pressed onto paper?

If the latter, then it seems like it was one of the earliest of this to be done.

I wonder which English king was the first to actually be able to sign his name?

Stefan

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