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Caesar (Sir Charles, politician

Caesar (Sir Charles, politician and jacobite agent, 1673-1741) Annuity payable to Sir Thomas Middleton,

D.s. "C. Caesar" with wax seal, and others, printed with manuscript insertions, on vellum, hole caused by natural flaw, folds, slightly soiled, 338 x 250mm., 28th November 1715.

***"In Pursuance of a late Act of Parliament (Intituled, An Act for Raising Monies of Several Annuities, for Carrying on the Present War)." "In 1716 he [Caesar] negotiated with the Swedish ambassador, Count Gyllenborg, for help in pursuing the Jacobite cause. Both Caesar and Gyllenborg were arrested in 1717 and imprisoned in the Tower, but 'nothing material... [was] found among Mr Caesar's papers (Stuart Papers, 2.47)... ." - Oxford DNB..