Harley MS 1380

Note book of Edward Barwicke, arms-painter. Heraldry, seal impressions, medical recipes, verse and other miscellaneous content. Volume has been started from both ends, and orientation varies.

f. 1: Impressions on wax of the arms of Chappel impaling Ashley, and the arms of Sanderson. Ibid.

ff. 1v-2: Recipes for dentifrice.

f. 2: A charm against enemies.

f. 4: Father Parson’s prayer.

f. 5: Verses attributed to the Earl of Castlehaven before his execution, 6 May 1631. Begins: ‘I neede no Trophies to adorne my hearse; My wife exalts my Hornes, in every vearse’.

ff. 7-9r: Names of the months in English, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Aegiptic, Turkish, Ethiopian and Persian.

f. 9v: First ten cardinal numbers in the language of the island of Madagascar, according to Mr Herbert.

f. 10r: First twenty cardinal numbers in Persian, English and Turkish.

f. 10v: First ten cardinal numbers in the language spoken at the Cape of Good Hope, according to Mr Herbert. 10b

f. 11: First twenty cardinal numbers in the Malayan language.

f. 12: Names of the Hebrew letters, according to Eusebius and St Jerome.

f. 13: Table showing longitude, latitude and points of the compass of the chief cities of the world, with distance from London, time of sunrise and length of days.

ff. 14-16: Imperfect drafts of a hearse to stand in a church.

f. 17: Procession to church at the funeral of an earl.

ff. 18-23: Notes from law-cases and other authors, on heraldic matters.

f. 24: Confirmation of arms, and grant of a crest to John Hodges, of Bodway, Wigorn, by William Camden, Clarenceux. 5 October 1610.

f. 25: Grant of arms and crest to William Glover of Ashby-Campsy, by William Camden, Clarenceux.

f. 26: Grant of arms and crest to John Liddyate of Chesthall in Staffordshire, by Richard St George, Norroy, 19 October 1614.

ff. 27-28: Funeral certificate on the burial of Sir Charles Shirley, baronet, as it was taken by William Ryley, Lancaster, and Robert Browne, Bluemantle; attested by Sir Robert Shirley, baronet, brother and heir of the deceased.

ff. 29-34: Miscellaneous notes.

The following items are at the other end of the book, turning round. The folios are now numbered continuously from left to right from the above (i.e. in reverse order of writing):

ff. 35-38: Some incomplete church notes, written with black lead pencil.

ff. 39-40: Two peals to be rung with bells by young changeringers, called a four and twenty, and a sixscore; with two psalm tunes expressed by numbers, for bell ringing.

f. 41: Verses from a poem on the rebellion in the time of King Charles I. Extract begins ’Nor is this all where feigned devotion bends the highest things, to serve the lowest ends. For if the many-headed beast hath broke or shaken from his neck the Royall yoake, with popular rage Religion doth conspire, [etc.]’

f. 42: Against vomiting blood.

f. 44r: Imperfect draft of a hearse to stand in a church.

f. 44v: Impressions of wax of the seals of Fane, Thornhill, Bury, etc., with Bury’s quarterings in blazon.