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1261. Stowe MS 657

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Stowe MS 657
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1531
Extent:
1 item

1262. Stowe MS 658

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Stowe MS 658
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"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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1717
Extent:
1 item

1263. Stowe MS 659

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Stowe MS 659
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Vol. I. A to L. Netherlands General: Arms and pedigrees: 17th-18th centt. Genealogies: Dutch and Belgian pedigrees and arms: 17th-18th centt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

1264. Stowe MS 659-660

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Stowe MS 659-660
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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" [...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
2 items

1265. Stowe MS 660

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Stowe MS 660
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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:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

1266. Stowe MS 661

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Stowe MS 661
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item

1267. Stowe MS 661-742

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Stowe MS 661-742
Title:
CLASS XVI. ARMS AND HERALDIC COLLECTIONS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Welsh
Date Range:
15th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
82 items

1268. Stowe MS 662

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Stowe MS 662
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"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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1680
Extent:
1 item

1269. Stowe MS 663

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Stowe MS 663
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"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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 item

1270. Stowe MS 664

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Stowe MS 664
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item