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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1105
Title:: Grants of heraldic arms and crests passed by several Kings of Arms
Scope & Content:: Heraldic book written and tricked by John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter. f. 1*: Title written by John Withie, ‘Coats & Crests passed by severall King of Armes’ (f. 1*). On the same folio is the inscription, ‘No. 52. Guifts’. ff. 1-14: Arms and crests of many families, some granted...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1106
Title:: The Visitation of Kent of 1619
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: A wisdom in Latin: 'Modica alteratio in membro principali magnam alterationem facit'; probably excerpted from John Guillim's A Display of Heraldrie (London: 1610). ff. 1v-223r: A copy of the Visitation-Book of Kent by John Philipot (b. 1588, d. 1645), Rouge Dragon Pursuivant,...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1107
Title:: Heraldic manuscripts of William Penson
Scope & Content:: Heraldic manuscripts of William Penson (d. 1637), Chester Herald, later Lancaster Herald. Includes among other things: Documentation of his dispute over the office of Chester Herald with Thomas Knight, the other officers of arms and the commissioners of the Earl Marshall, 1604-1612, including h...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Early 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1108
Title:: Alphabets of Arms
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-168r: An Alphabet of Arms, with the coats of arms of the English nobility and gentry blazoned in heraldic French. ff. 169r-174r: An Alphabet of Arms, with the coats of arms of the knights and gentry of Kent blazoned in heraldic French. ff. 175r-185r: An Alphabet of Arms, wi...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1109
Title:: Coats of arms of Norfolk and Suffolk families
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-2r: The coats of arms and crests of Norfolk families (12 per page), tricked. ff. 3r-4v: The coats of arms and crests of Suffolk families (16 per page), tricked. f. 5r: A title page: 'Norffolke: and Suffolke:'. ff. 6r-23v: The arms of Norfolk families, blazoned; with some dr...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1110
Title:: Pedigrees and descents collected by William Penson
Scope & Content:: Heraldry book in the hand of William Penson, Lancaster-Herald, with numerous pedigrees collected to illustrate his family’s descent. For a detailed description of the contents, see A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), I (1808...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Early 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1111
Title:: Copy of William Harvey, Visitation Book of Wiltshire (1565), with original notes made by Harvey
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-6v: Valuation of the estates of Wiltshire gentry, organised according to hundreds; written about 1565. ff. 7r-15v, 22r-26r: Original notebook of William Harvey (b. 1510, d. 1567), Clarenceux King of Arms, made in his Visitation of Wiltshire in 1565, recording the names and pl...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1565-c 1623
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1112
Title:: Coats of arms of Shropshire families
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. [v]recto: An inscription in pencil: ‘Charleton of Apeley [Baron Charlton of Apley Castle] in Co. Salop.’. f. 1*recto: A title-page: ‘The Names and Armes of all the Knightes, Esquires, and gentlemen, that did appeare in the Visitation of Shropshire made by Robert Treswell Somerse...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1623
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1113
Title:: Arms and pedigrees of Leicestershire families
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume, seemingly written and tricked by Mr Nicholas Charles, Lancaster Herald. Contents: ff. 1-11: The arms of some members of the nobility, and many of the gentry, from the county of Leicestershire. ff. 12-34: Pedigrees with arms, of many of the gentry of Leicestershire.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1613?
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1114
Title:: Arms of the nobility of England
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing 'The Nobility of England their Titles, Arms, Creasts, Supporters, and mottos, set forth in their severall Coullers', painted by John Withie, arms painter.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1629
Extent:: 1 volume

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