Stowe MS 670

HERALDIC COLLECTIONS, viz.;-

1. English arms in trick, granted for the most part temp. Eliz.; the, first part (ff. 1-56) copied from a MS. written by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux 1567-1592 (see f. 56). f. 1.

2. Northamptonshire arms in blazon, with a few others. In the same, hand as art. 6. f. 84.

3. "Manuscriptum delineatum Wingfeldorum de Crowfield in com: Suffolk, anno 1602: in alphabetum reductum a Iohanne Gibbon, Blew-Mantle Herald of Arms. Anno Domini 1683." An alphabet of English arms. f. 88.

4. "A copy of a short rowle of very antique [date] once in the custody of John Gibbon, Blew-Mantle." Blazon of a few English arms in alphabetical order; with the colophon (f. 109 b), Explicit rotulus iste brevis. Iohan Gibbon." f. 109.

5. Arms (in blazon) of British, Saxon and Danish kings, from, Constantine to Harold son of Godwin. f. 110.

6. Alphabet of Yorkshire arms, 1638. f. 111.

7. "Arms of the antient gentry of Yorkshire, according to their severall divisions, or wapentakes, taken from a manuscript of Iohn Gibon Esq^r. Blew Mantle Herald at Arms. Ex libro armoriali depicto circa annum 1617." f. 123. With index at f. 133 b.

8. English arms in trick. f. 136.

9. Arms (in trick) of "the knights of this comtie of Leicester which served under King Edward the First in his warres." f. 143. Followed by a general collection of Leicestershire arms. f. 146.

10. Alphabet of Sussex arms. f. 158.

11. "Pedegrees," viz. of the Kings of Sweden (to Charles XII., succ. 1697), of the Dukes of Lorraine (to Leopold, succ. 1690), and of a large number of English families. f. 175. Partly written by Coats. see at f. 231 a letter copied by him on 15 Jan. 171³/₄, from the Rev. J. Brook, of Field Head, co. York, to W. Hobson, at the Queen's Head in Holborn, 23 Dec. 1713, respecting the latter's ancestors, the Hobsons of Dodworth, co. York.

12. A few English coats-of-arms in blazon. f. 240. Paper; ff. 242. XVIIth-XVIIIth centt. Inside the cover is a bookplate of arms, azure semée-de-lis, a lion rampant gardent argent (see above, no. 606); and on the fly-leaf is the signature, 18th cent., "John Holland, no. 4," and "no. 63." Folio.

John Holland: Bookplates: 18th cent.

Bookplates: Holland (John): 18th cent.

Heraldry: Heraldic collections: 16th-18th centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-56 Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King-at-Arms: Collection of arms: temp. Eliz.: Copy.
• f. 84 Northamptonshire: Arms of families: 17th cent.
• f. 88 John Gibbon, Blue-mantle Pursuivant: Alphabet of arms: 1683.
• f. 88 Wingfield family; of Crowfield, Suffolk: MS. belonging to: 1602.: Copy.
• ff. 109, 123 John Gibbon, Blue-mantle Pursuivant: Extracts from MSS. of: circ. 1700.
• ff. 111, 123 County of York: Yorkshire arms: 17th cent.
• f. 143 Leicestershire: Arms of knights in, who served under Edw. I.: 17th cent.
• f. 143 Army; England: Names and arms of knights who fought under Edw. I.
• f. 146 Leicestershire: Arms: 17th cent.
• f. 158 County of Sussex: Alphabet of arms: 17th-18th centt.
• ff. 175-239 Genealogies: Of Kings of Sweden, Dukes of Lorraine, and English families: circ. 1700.
• ff. 175-239 J- Coats: Pedigrees, partly written by: 18th cent.
• f. 176 Sweden GENERAL HISTORY: Pedigree of the Kings: circ. 1700.
• f. 177 Dukes of Lorraine: Pedigree of: circ. 1700.
• f. 231 William Hobson: Letter to, conc. his pedigree: 1713.
• f. 231 Reverend J- Brook, of Field Head, county Yorkshire: Letter to W. Hobson: 1713.: Copy.