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1201. 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

1202. 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

1203. 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

1204. 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

1205. 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

1206. 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

1207. Harley MS 1359

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1359
Title:
Grants of coats and crests
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous grants by various officers of arms, mixed together. For list of officers, see A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), p. 14. Arms drawn by John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter; writing is in another h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620
Extent:
1 volume

1208. Harley MS 1360

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1360
Title:
Arms and crests of Baronets, by John Withie
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing the arms and crests of several Baronets, in order of creation, written and painted by John Withie, arms painter, who in 1657 became Master of the Painter Stainers Company. At the end of the volume there is a table of surnames.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 volume

1209. Harley MS 1361

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1361
Title:
Achievements, coats of arms and badges of the Earls of England
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-55r: The achievements of most of the earls of England, the last being Hay Earl of Carlisle (with mottos in French and Latin), intersected with tables containing coats of arms belonging to them, and their heraldic badges. Decoration: Full-page achievements, coats of arms of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1210. Harley MS 1362

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1362
Title:
Arms of the nobility of Ireland
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing the arms of the nobility of Ireland, with notes concerning their creations, written and painted by Jacob Chaloner, arms painter. The volume starts with the Earls of Ireland, followed by the Barons, and finishes with the Viscounts. Inscribed on f. 1: 'The Crea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1632
Extent:

1 volume

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