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Fri 08 Aug 201017th century naval document given to library
AN EXTREMELY rare 17th century shipping document signed by King James II and English diarist Samuel Pepys was yesterday presented to the National Library of Ireland by the Dublin Port Company.
The ship’s pass dating from 1687 is one of only four known examples of such 17th century passes in the world, and was originally acquired by the Dublin Port and Docks board in 1924.
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