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1242. Harley MS 1394
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1394
- Title:
- Robert Glover, The Visitation of Yorkshire and Church Notes from Yorkshire, 1584-1585; with additions by Nicholas Charles
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. 1v: A drawing of William the Conqueror giving a patent to Alan Rufus, 1st Earl of Richmond, who kneels before him [reproduced in Christopher Clarkson, The History of Richmond, in the County of York (Richmond: Bowman, 1814), plate between p. 14 and p. 15]; with a copy of the patent...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- c 1600
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1243. Harley MS 1395
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1395
- Title:
- Arms of English nobility
- Scope & Content:
- Heraldry volume in the hands of Jacob Chaloner (1586-1631) and John Saunders (died c. 1687), arms painters. Contents: ff. 1*-2*: Catalogue of the nobility of England, during the reign of King Charles II, by John Saunders. ff. 2*-5*: Achievements of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, James Butler...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1244. Harley MS 1396
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1396
- Title:
- Visitations of Shropshire 1584 and 1623
- Scope & Content:
- Copy of the Visitation book of Shropshire, 1584, supplemented by material from the Visitation of 1623. Mostly written and tricked in the hand of John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, in imitation of the hands of those who gave the information in 1623. Seals and arms well drawn by John Withie...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1245. Harley MS 1397
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1397
- Title:
- Copies of Visitation books of Cornwall, Surrey and Durham
- Scope & Content:
- Heraldry book almost wholly tricked and written in the hand of John Saunders (died c. 1687), arms painter. Contents: ff. 3*-21*: Alphabetical index of surnames up to f. 263 ff. 1-37: Arms of the Cornish gentry from the Visitation book of 1620, with arms of families from other counties mixed i...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1246. Harley MS 1399
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1399
- Title:
- Copy of the Visitation book of Devonshire, 1564
- Scope & Content:
- Copy of the Visitation book of Devonshire, 1564 by William Hervey, Clarenceux. In narrative form. Includes tricks of: Arms of the City of Exeter (f. 1v) Arms of the Merchant Taylors of Exeter (f. 2)Arms of the Corporation of Smiths, Cutlers, Armorers, Lorimers and Brasiers of Exeter (f. 2v)Arm...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1247. Harley MS 1402
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1402
- Title:
- An English heraldic manuscript
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1r-18v: Coats of arms (4-9 per page) of deceased persons, probably of those for whom John Spicer had been employed as a painter. Decoration: Coats of arms and crests drawn and tricked in brown ink throughout the manuscript. Drawings of banners with coats of arms in brown ink an...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1682
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1248. Harley MS 1403
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1403
- Title:
- Coats of arms of the Irish nobility
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. 1r: ‘A Booke of the Armes, Creasts, & Suporters, with the severall Quarterings of all the Nobility of Ireland in their sevrall ranks Collected together by me John Withie’. ff. 2r-4r: A list of peerages included in this manuscript and the dates of their creations, going up to ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- c 1630-c 1655
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1249. Harley MS 1404
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1404
- Title:
- Ordinary of Arms
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1r-42r: An alphabetical index of family names included in this manuscript, entitled: ‘The Contentes of this Booke’. ff. 43r-200r: An Ordinary of Arms; with some additions by John Withie and John Saunders. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. [iv]recto: A title inscript...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1250. Harley MS 1405
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1405
- Title:
- English coats of arms
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. 1*recto: A list of places: ‘Oxford – Buckingham – Bedford – Hartfordsh[ire] – Essex – Norff[olk] – Suff[olk]’. ff. 1r-1v: The arms of Gregory Payne, with the date 26 August 1675. ff. 2r-5v: Coats of arms of Oxfordshire (12 per parge) dated to 1668; with a note on the arms and c...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1668-1669
- Extent:
- 1 volume