dated September 8, 1688, signed by Barnard Schenckingh (circa 1648-1692) High Sheriff and Chief Judge, a warrant or commission issued by the Court of Pleas to William Dunlop, Robert Gibbes, and James Witter for auditing the accounts in the case between William Dewis and Peter Herne, on behalf of King James II at Charlestown, Carolina,ÿhandwritten in brown ink on laid paper with red wax seal, with watermark of a posthorn within crown and shield, "4" and "W" below, sheet 13-1/2 x 18 in.; framed 23-3/4 x 27-3/4 in. - Note: Copy of receipt from Trotman's Custom Picture Framing, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, dated October 2, 2018, and a description by William D. Stroud, Virginia, dated October 1, 2018 accompanies this lot.ÿ - Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Lot 374 purchased December 7, 1976 for œ65 (accompanied by copy of catalog page); purchased by Desmond Burgess, descent in family; Dominic Winter Auctions, Lot 73 purchased September 12, 2018 for œ1,500 (accompanied by copy of listing); The Thomas Gray Collection (label verso); A North Carolina Private Collection light toning and foxing, some small at crease lines and margins, not examined out of frame; frame with light wearÿ