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1341. Harley MS 1065

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1065
Title:
On the offices of Lord Steward, Lord High Constable, and Earl Marshall, and their jurisdictions; and a collection of extracts from records in the Tower of London 1323-1327
Scope & Content:
Composite volume of antiquarian tracts in several professional hands, belonging to John Anstis (1669-1744), Garter King of Arms. In two main parts. f. 1*: Dedication from John Anstis to Robert Harley. Latin. Part 1 (ff. 1-90). Collected extracts on the office of Lord Steward, Lord High Consta...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

1342. Harley MS 1066

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1066
Title:
Privileges of the University of Oxford granted by the kings of England from Edward III to Edward IV
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-10r: Privileges of the University of Oxford granted by the kings of England from Edward III to Edward IV, some left incomplete. Decoration: 1 inhabited initial in red on a green background and flower motifs. 1 full-frame decorated with blue and red flowers, thistles, includin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1343. Harley MS 1067

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1067
Title:
Collection of arms and pedigrees
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1-8: A collection of the arms of many ancient gentry; tricked in printed escutcheons, 20 per page. Printed escutcheons on ff. 5-8 are not filled in. ff. 9-10: Arms of the following families and individuals, roughly tricked: Gavell; Weston; Covert of Hastcombe; Fitz-Williams; Jord...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1344. Harley MS 1068

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1068
Title:
Lists and coats of arms of knights
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-6r: ‘Les nosmes et lez armes dz Seignieurs et nobles hommes qui estoyent aveq le Roy Edward le primer a la siege de karlaverocke en Escoece lan 1300’. ff. 6v-11r: ‘De la Tournay a la Vile de Donstable lan 2 Edward II’. ff. 11r-18r: ‘Cest le Reteinaunce del Counte de Lancast...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1345. Harley MS 1069

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1069
Title:
Grants of arms and crests
Scope & Content:
Grants of arms and crests by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux, and other heralds, in one hand. From f. 47v onwards, most of the arms and crests seem to have been granted by Robert Cooke; many of them have the dates of their grants or his name added to them. For a detailed list of the names, dates and he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1346. Harley MS 1070

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1070
Title:
A copy of the Visitation of Cheshire of 1580 by Robert Glover and William Flower; original papers of the Visitation of Cheshire of 1613 by Richard St George and Henry St George
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-64r: A copy of the book of the Visitation of Cheshire (1580) by William Flower (b. 1497/98, d. 1588), Norroy King of Arms, and Robert Glover (b. 1543/1544, d. 1588), Herald of Somerset, 1569; probably copied in the early 17th century. According to the Catalogue of the Harleian ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1347. Harley MS 1071

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1071
Title:
Coats of arms and crests of the nobility of Ireland
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, titled 'The Nobility of Ireland their Titles, Coats, Creasts, Supporters, and Mottoes, set forth in their severall coullers by me John Withy [Withie]'. At the end of the volume are some accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1613
Extent:
1 volume

1348. Harley MS 1072

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1072
Title:
Book of heraldry, with coats of many families
Scope & Content:
Arms of many families, mainly hastily tricked in printed escutcheons; with some other papers. f. 1: Alphabetical table of arms, with former folio numbers. f. 2: Arms of families whose surnames begin with Fitz. ff. 3-49: Coats of various families (includes a number of unnumbered folios wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1349. Harley MS 1073

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1073
Title:
Armorial by John Withie
Scope & Content:
Arms and descent of English Kings and nobility, by John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, with some later additions. Includes several printed items (ff. 42, 44, 356). f. 2*: Title: ‘In this Booke are conteined the Armes of the Kings of England from Brute the first King of Great Brittaine, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1635-1685
Extent:
1 volume

1350. Harley MS 1074

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1074
Title:
Heraldic collection of arms and genealogies
Scope & Content:
This heraldic collection of arms and genealogies was compiled towards the end of the reign of Henry VIII, but contains a few 17th-century additions. Contents: f. 1r: Table of 'Dessents of noble noblemen' with folio references to this manuscript. ff. 2r-151v: Pedigrees and descents of Englis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1540s
Extent:
1 volume

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