8 - Ernst August II, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. Bishop of Osnabrück. “By the Grace of God, Ernst August, Duke of Yorck and Albania, Bishop of Osnabrück … You will recall that we have not recognized as legitimate all those who, by virtue of their status and skills, have not been certified by our appointed provincial physician …”. With a handwritten signature. On the reverse, an address and a paper-covered seal. Osnabrück, Sept. 6, 1719. 3 pp. on chancery paper and a 2-page insert. 30.5 x 20 cm.

Ernst August II, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. Bishop of Osnabrück. “By the Grace of God, Ernst August, Duke of Yorck and Albania, Bishop of Osnabrück … You will recall that we have not recognized as legitimate all those who, by virtue of their status and skills, have not been certified by our appointed provincial physician …”. With a handwritten signature. On the reverse, an address and a paper-covered seal. Osnabrück, Sept. 6, 1719. 3 pp. on chancery paper and a 2-page insert. 30.5 x 20 cm. To Johann Friedrich von Moltke and David Vintus, treasurers of the Fürstenau district. The letter refers to the ordinance of October 17, 1717, which prohibits the sale of medicines by peddlers without official permission: “However, we are displeased to learn that our salutary ordinance is so little observed that in the district entrusted to you—specifically in Battbergen (Badbergen), Quakenbrück, etc., such unqualified riffraff continue to linger and are tolerated by you...” — Attached is a list: “Specification of the medicines found at Schröder’s.” - Back is stained; there is a small hole in the text measuring 1 x 1 cm; the seal was broken when the letter was opened. #