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1651. Harley MS 1379

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1379
Title:
Coats of arms of the Knights of the Garter from the time of King James I
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A title-page: ‘Nobility of England their Creations and Armes’. f. 2v: A full-page drawing of the coat of arms of King James I (r. 1603-1625), circumscribed by the Garter. ff. 3r-24r: Coats of arms of Knights of the Garter from the time of King James I and later, beginning w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1628
Extent:
1 volume

1652. Harley MS 1380

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1380
Title:
Note book of Edward Barwicke
Scope & Content:
Note book of Edward Barwicke, arms-painter. Heraldry, seal impressions, medical recipes, verse and other miscellaneous content. Volume has been started from both ends, and orientation varies. f. 1: Impressions on wax of the arms of Chappel impaling Ashley, and the arms of Sanderson. Ibid. ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1653. Harley MS 1381

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1381
Title:
List of baronets, with their coats of arms, by John Withie
Scope & Content:
Octavo manuscript volume, containing the names of the 112 baronets created between 1611 and 1619, starting with Nicholas Bacon of Redgrave, and ending with ... Beamond de Colouexton [Thomas Beaumont of Cole Orton]. The first 98 baronets have had their arms painted under their names, another 3 ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1654. Harley MS 1382

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1382
Title:
Arms of Cheshire, Kent, and Lancashire gentry
Scope & Content:
Collection of roughly drawn arms of Cheshire, Kent, Lancashire and other gentry, mixed. ff. 1-13: Arms of Cheshire gentry in alphabetical order. ff. 13v-22: Arms of Kentish gentry from a Visitation book. ff. 23-56: Miscellaneous arms from patents, funeral escutcheons or elsewhere. 1640...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1655. Harley MS 1383

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1383
Title:
Designs for ensigns for both parties in the English Civil War
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-57r: Unfinished designs for ensigns with mottoes in French and Latin for the English Civil War (1642-1651), for those fighting for and against the English monarch; featuring on f. 55v: Two wax impressions of the seal of ‘Captain Blount’ and an excerpt of Seneca, Epistles, book ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1651
Extent:
1 volume

1656. Harley MS 1384

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1384
Title:
Achievements and coats of arms of the English, Scottish and Irish nobility
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A title inscription by John Withie: ‘Auncient English & Scottish Nobility’. ff. 1r-32r: Achievements (with mottos in French and Latin) of the English nobility since the time of King Henry VIII; the last one is dated to 1610. f. 33r: A title inscription by John Withie: ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1657. Harley MS 1385

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1385
Title:
Somerset heraldry
Scope & Content:
Heraldic book relating to Somerset families tricked by Jacob Chaloner (1586-1631) and John Saunders (died c. 1687), arms painters. f. 1: List of Somerset sheriffs during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and the first seventeen years of King James I, by Jacob Chaloner. f. 2: Arms of Somerset j...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1658. Harley MS 1386

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1386
Title:
Mixed heraldry book
Scope & Content:
Heraldic book bought by John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, from John Guillim (c 1551-1621), Pursuivant of Arms, 14 May 1612. Contents: f. 1*v: Arms of John Guillim from former parchment cover cut out and pasted on verso of f. 1*. f. 1: Front leaf with shelfmarks, provenance inscriptio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1659. Harley MS 1387

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1387
Title:
A fragmentary Ordinary of Arms
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A title inscription: ‘An other peice of an Ordinary’. ff. 1v-17r: An alphabetical index of family names included in this manuscript. f. 17v: An index of ordinaries in this manuscript. ff. 18r-169v: A fragment of an Ordinary of Arms. Decoration: Coats of arms (20 per pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1660. Harley MS 1388

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1388
Title:
An Ordinary of Arms
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: An alphabetical index of crests found in this manuscript. ff. 2r-8r: An alphabetical index of family names included in this manuscript, entitled: ‘A table ot my Book of Creasts in Suites’. ff. 10r-163v: An Ordinary of Crests, featuring coats of arms (16 per page), organized...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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