HISTORY of the family "De Cignis," or "Schwanen," beginning with the time of Trajan. Latin. Compiled in 1531 by "Johannes de Meroida ac Petersum," notary and "senior secretarius" of Cologne, who professes to have extracted his information from the German Chronicle of Cologne and translated it at...
"MEMOIRS of the house of Savelli"; by Robert Samber, of New Inn, 1717. Dedicated to Richard Howard, brother of Thomas, 8th Duke of Norfolk, "and descendent from this glorious family." Paper; ff. 45. Bound in crimson morocco, finely tooled. With bookplate of John Towneley of Towneley, co. Lanc. Q...
PEDIGREES and rough genealogical notes of families of the Low Countries, arranged in alphabetical order; with the arms in many cases, in colour or in trick. Two volumes. Vol. I. A to L. Vol. II. M to Z. In Vol. II., f. 292, is a small separate collection of Dutch and Belgian pedigrees, preceded by an index; and at f. 319 is a "Généalogie abregée des deux maisons de Guines, extraite d'une Généalogie plus étendue, dressée par Dom Estienne Le Pez, religieux Benedictin de l'abbaye de St. Wast" [...
Vol. II. M to Z. Netherlands General: Arms and pedigrees: 17th-18th centt. Genealogies: Dutch and Belgian pedigrees and arms: 17th-18th centt. includes: f. 319 Etienne Le Pez, Benedictine monk: Généalogie des Comtes de Guines: 18th cent.: Extr. f. 319 Counts of Guisnes; family: Genealogy of:...
1. "A PROBATIONERS first discourse (very playne and familliar) of the true placeing of the ordinarye difference of younger brothers and families in every coate armour incident"; written in the form of a dialogue between "three wandring knights," named respectively Sir Beraro, Sir Challamor and S...
"A SHORT HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of such marks and ensignes of honour, as are commonly called Armes: shewing their originall, true use, and the antient practise in bearing them. Whereunto are added (f. 50) certain breife observations touching the antiquitie of Heraulds, their imployments, rights, pri...
"LES PRINCIPES DU BLASON," by T[homas] Dingley; with penand ink drawings, consisting of heraldic illustrations, arms of a few French nobles, and drawings of animals and landscapes, and a frontispiece of Orpheus playing- to wild beasts. At the end, reversing the volume, is a "Sermon [by Thos. Len...
THE ART of Blazoning-; with numerous coats-of-arms, coloured or tricked, in illustration. Followed (f. 14) by a Catalogue of the Baronets of England from the institution of the order in 1611 to 1721; with their respective arms in blazon, and the first thirteen also in trick. Paper; ff. 47. XVIII...