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1621. Harley MS 1349

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1349
Title:
Arms of London mayors and sheriffs
Scope & Content:
Heraldry book in the hand of, and with drawings by, Nicholas Charles (d. 1613), Lancaster Herald, with material relating to the City of London and its citizens. f. 1*: ‘Collected 1609’. f. 1*v: Note on the subsidy granted in the second year of Richard II’s reign, showing that the Mayor of Lond...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1609
Extent:
1 volume

1622. Harley MS 1350

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1350
Title:
Arms of Kent, Shropshire, Warwickshire, and Devon gentry
Scope & Content:
Heraldry book with drawings apparently in the hand of John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, with writing mainly in another person’s hand. ff. 3-5: Surname index to the Kent collection following. ff. 5v-19: Arms of Kentish families from the Visitation of 1619. Preceded by the arms of the S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1623. Harley MS 1351

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1351
Title:
Alphabet of Arms
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-145r: An Alphabet of Arms, written in English but blazoned in French heraldic terminology, with coats of arms drawn in the outer and inner margins throughout; on f. 100*verso the note: ‘From London the xvth of June 1561’. f. 145v: Pedigree of the family of FitzGerald. f. 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1624. Harley MS 1352

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1352
Title:
Copy of the Visitation-Book of Worcestershire by Robert Cooke, 1569
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-37v: A copy of the Visitation-Book of Worcestershire, made by Robert Cooke (d. 1593), Clarenceux King of Arms, in 1569; with some continuations; the pedigree of Vernon of Hanbury goes up to 1634. Decoration: Coats of arms and crests, tricked, drawn in black ink throughout th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1634
Extent:
1 volume

1625. Harley MS 1353

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1353
Title:
Arms of the gentlemen of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume, containing the Arms of gentlemen in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, written and tricked by Nicholas Charles, Lancaster Herald. Contents: f. 2: List of contents, with a coat of arms added underneath. ff. 3-5: Arms of the gentlemen of Warwickshire, in blazon. ff. 6-9:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1626. Harley MS 1354

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1354
Title:
Collection by a painter of heraldic arms, including funeral arrangements
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-5r: 'The orderinge and placinge of all Estates according to their degrees'. ff. 5r-5v: 'The placinge of all Estates of men accordinge to their degrees' ff. 5v-6r: 'The placinge of all estates of women according to there degrees'. f. 6v: 'Estates of the bloode Royale'. f....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1590-c 1605
Extent:
1 volume

1627. Harley MS 1355

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1355
Title:
Ceremonies relating to the Order of the Garter
Scope & Content:
Accounts of historic investiture ceremonies and presentations overseas. After f. 15 the handwriting is of Sir Henry St George (1581–1644), Garter, son of Sir Richard St George, Clarenceux. The titles at the beginning and end are by John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter. f. 1*: Old cover ins...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1628. Harley MS 1356

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1356
Title:
Statutes of the Order of the Garter
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A list of names of ‘King Edward the 3d and the first Founders of the most noble order of the Garter In the 23th yeare of his Reigne 1348’. ff. 1r-20v: ‘The Statutes and Ordynances of the Most noble Order of St George named the Garter reformed, Explayned, declared, and renewed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1570
Extent:
1 volume

1629. Harley MS 1357

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1357
Title:
A generall Cathologe of all the Names and Armes of the Lord Chauncellors and Keepers of the great Seal of England ffrom the tyme of William the Conqueror, untill this present yeare Anno 1646
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A title page: ‘A generall Cathologe of all the Names and Armes of the Lord Chauncellors and Keepers of the great Seal of England ffrom the tyme of William the Conqueror, untill this present yeare Anno 1646’. ff. 2r-98v: A work listing the Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers, bu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1646
Extent:
1 volume

1630. Harley MS 1358

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1358
Title:
Coats of arms of London citizens
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*recto: A title-page: ‘Coats and Creasts done in the tyme of the Visitacion of London Anno 1633 & 1634’. f. 2*recto: A list of ‘London Wards’. ff. 1r-97v: Coats of arms (mostly 4-6 per page) from the Visitation of London in 1633 and 1634, organized according to the city's ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1634-1679
Extent:
1 volume

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