Add MS 25247

COLLECTIONS relating to the Court, and office of the Earl Marshal, comprising extracts from records; lists of the Marshals; the manner of exercising the office at coronations; treatises on duels by Sir Edward Coke, Sir Robert Cotton, and others; papers concerning the heralds, etc. Among them are- 1. Ordinances of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, on combats within lists; temp. Ric. II., f. 78 b.

2. "Instruccions giuen to Gaiter Kinge of armes to declare on the Kings behalfe vnto bis vnckle the Duke of Brittaine [John VI.], 18 Feb. 11 Hen. VI. [1433]," f. 305.

3. "A warrante to the officers of armes to attends the Kinge att the Enterveiwe appointed betweene Kinge Henry the 8th and the French King att Callais;" 18 Aug. [1532], f. 304 b.

4. "The creacion of the Lady Anne Bullaine to bee Marchioiies of Pembrooke;" 1 Sept. 1532, f. 204 b.

5. "The manner howe the most excellent Prince, King Edward the Sixt, received the order of St Michaell sent from the French Kinge Henry the" [Second, 1551], f. 203 b.

6. Report by the officers of arms on "a skutchion of armes brought out of France by Chester Herauld [William Flower] in which Skutchion the Queene of Scotts had quartered the armes of England;" [1559], f. 304. Paper; xviith cent. Folio.

Marshal, Earl: Collections relating to his office: 17th cent.

Duels: On duels, by Six. E. Coke and others: 17th cent.

Heraldry: Papers relating to heralds: 17th cent.

Constable; Lord High: Collections relating to: 17th cent.

includes:

• ff. 2 b-6, 194-198 Henry II of England: Form of exercising the office of Earl Marshal at his coronation: 17th cent.
• ff. 38 b-45 John Lovel, 5th Baron Lovel: Duel with Lord Morley: 1395.
• ff. 38 b-45 Thomas de Morley, Baron Morley: Duel with Lord Lovel: 1395, 17th cent.
• ff. 46-58 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton: Duello foiled: 17th cent.
• ff. 59 b-61 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Discourse on the unlawfulness of private combats: 1609.
• ff. 64 b Francis Tate, of the Middle Temple, London: On lawful combats: 1600.
• f. 78 b Thomas Plantagenet, of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham and Duke of Gloucester: Ordinances for duels, as above, translated: 17th cent.
• ff. 84-87 Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: On the lawfulness of duels: 1609.
• ff. 87 b-92 Davies: On lawful combats in England: 17th cent.
• ff. 93-95 Sr James Whitelocke, Justice of the King's Bench: Of lawful combats in England: 17th cent.
• ff. 158-170 Francis Thynne, Lancaster Herald (1602-1608): Matter concerning heralds and the trial of arms, etc.: 17th cent.
• ff. 170-174 Sir John Doddridge, judge: Consideration of the office of a Herald: 1600.
• ff. 174 b-178 Sir John Doddridge, judge: Observations on the Earls Marshal of England: 17th cent.
• f. 203 b Orders Military. St Michael: Investiture of Edward VI. of England: 1551.
• f. 203 b Edward VI of England: Manner of his receiving the order of St. Michael: 1551.
• f. 204 b Henry VIII of England: Creation of Anne Boleyn as Marchioness of Pembroke: 1532.
• f. 205, b Ambassadors: Diets of ambassadors: 17th cent.
• ff. 206-208 Ralph Grey, 4th Baron Grey; of Werke, Governor of Barbados: Trial and judgment: 1464.
• ff. 235 b-238 Sir Robert Knolly: Project concerning esquires: 17th cent.
• ff. 252-271 Francis Thynne, Lancaster Herald (1602-1608): On the duty and office of a herald: 1605.
• ff. 291 b-296 Sir William Dethick, d 1612 Garter King of Arms: Remembrance of his abuses as a herald: 1569-1603.
• f. 304 William Flower, Chester and Norroy Herald: Report on a royal escutcheon brought by, out of France: 1559.
• f. 304 Elizabeth I of England: Report on the Queen of Scots quartering the arms of England: 1559.
• f. 304 Mary of Scotland: Report of the English heralds on her quartering the arms of England in 1559 ;: 17th cent.
• f. 304 b Henry VIII of England: Warrant for attendance of heralds at his interview with Francis I.: 1532.
• f. 305 John VI; Duke of Brittany: Instructions for Garter King-at-Arms sent to him in 1433.: 17th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 305-307 Henry VI of England: Instructions for Garter King-of-Arms going to the Duke of Brittany: 1433.
• ff. 308-311 Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland: Challenge to Sir F. Vere: 1602.
• ff. 308-311 Sir Francis Vere: Challenge to, from Lord Northumberland: 1602.
• f. 312 Edmond Withepole: Order of the Earl Marshal in his quarrel with A. Feltor: 1598.
• f. 312 Anthony Felton: Suit v. E. Withepole,: 1598.
• ff. 315 b-318 Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King-at-Arms: Roll of precedency of estates and degrees: 17th cent.