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Harley MS 1234
- Record Id:
- 040-002047063
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002047063
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000652.0x0002e4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1234
- Title:
- Extracts from heraldic Visitation books of various counties
- Scope & Content:
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Heraldic tracts copied from various county Visitations of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Sussex, Westmorland and Cumberland, by John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, and others. Including arms tricked and in blazon.
ff. 1-68: Imperfect copy of the Visitation book of Buckinghamshire, as taken 1634 by John Philipot, Somerset Herald, and William Ryley, Bluemantle, for Sir Richard St George, Clarenceux, and Sir John Burrough, Norroy. Apparently in the hand of Augustin Withie, son of John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter.
f. 69v: Arms of the University of Cambridge, and the colleges, tricked in printed escutcheons by John Withie.
ff. 70-86: Arms of the town of Cambridge, and Cambridgeshire gentry, tricked by John Withie, 1622. From the Visitation book of Cambridgeshire made 1619 by Henry St George, Richmond Herald, for William Camden, Clarenceux. Includes index by John Withie (f. 86).
ff. 87-96: Alphabet of arms of the Cheshire gentry, in blazon, taken from the Visitation book made 1633 and 1634.
ff. 97-111: Arms of the Hertfordshire gentry, tricked from the Visitation book of 1597, together with arms of some London gentry from the Visitation book of 1633 and 1634.
ff. 112-158*: Copy of the Visitation book of Hertfordshire taken by Henry St George, Richmond Herald, 1634, deputy to Sir John Borough, Garter, and Sir Richard St George, Clarenceux, Kings of Arms.
ff. 159-191: Arms of the Kentish gentry, tricked from the Visitation book of 1619 by John Withie, partly in large escutcheons, with the mantles and helmets added. Includes index by John Withie (ff. 189-191).
ff. 192-216: Arms of the Lancashire gentry, in alphabetical order, tricked by John Withie, from a Visitation book apparently of 1595.
f. 217: Pedigree of Morley as allowed by Sir William Dethick, Garter, 1592. Copied by John Withie.
ff. 218-220: Arms of the Norfolk gentry, in blazon, from the Visitation book of Norfolk made by William Hervey, Clarenceux, 1563.
ff. 221, 221*, 222-229: Alphabet of the arms of the Northamptonshire gentry, in blazon.
ff. 230-244: Arms of the Sussex gentry, tricked from the Visitation book of Sussex, 1591.
ff. 245-247: Arms of the Westmorland and Cumberland gentry, tricked from the Visitation books of 1615. Imperfect.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Harley Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-002047063", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Harley MS 1234: Extracts from heraldic Visitation books of various counties" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-002047063 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 1234 : Extracts from heraldic Visitation books of various counties - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[1234]/040-002047063
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper.
Dimensions: 340 x 265 mm.
Foliation: 1-132, 132*, 133-221, 221*, 222-249 folios (251 total folios)
Binding: British Museum binding.
- Custodial History:
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The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (1661-1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, and Edward Harley (1689-1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts.
Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta Cavendish, née Holles (1694-1755) during her lifetime and thereafter to their daughter, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-1785), duchess of Portland; the manuscripts were sold by the Countess and the Duchess in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.
- Finding Aids:
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A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), I (1808), no. 1234.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)