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Name Norton, John, of Norton Conyers

1. Add MS 40851

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Add MS 40851
Title:
ORDINARY and Roll of Arms: an early example (second half of the 15th cent.) of the collection known as Jenyns' Ordinary, so called because other copies of a similar armorial derive from a transcript stated to have been made by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, certificated 12 Feb. 157 from an old paper copy in the possession of Thomas Jenyns (cf., for transcripts deriving from the Glover MS., Stowe MS. 696, f. 1; Cotton MS. Tiberius E. ix, ff. 236, 133). Other copies in the Museum are in Harle...
Scope & Content:
Heraldry: Ordinary and Roll of Arms ("Jenyns "): 15th cent. Bindings ENGLISH: Brown Calf, with heraldic stamp of Sir E. Walker, Garter: 17th cent. includes: ff. 1-2, 72 John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Notes by.: 1744.f. 5 Heraldry: Shield of arms of Qu. Margaret of A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 45131

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Add MS 45131
Title:
Wriothesley heraldic collections, volume I
Scope & Content:
ff. i–204r: Wriothesley heraldic collections, volume I, relating to funerals. Parts of the manuscript are in Wriothesley's hand, notably ff. 13, 36, 50v–51r, 67v–68r, 69v–72r, 79, 137, 151r–154v, and 159r–162r; but the signatures on ff. 143 (‘thomas writhesley’, altered from ‘thomas writhe’), 14...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
Early 16th century
Extent:
1 volume