Lansdowne MS 879

folio.

"The book of Funeralls in Chesshiere, Lane', Salop, and Northwales, &c. The regester booke of Funeralls in the countyes of Chester, Lancaster, Salop, and Northwales, was begun the first daye of Marche anno Dni 1600, and in the XLII^th yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Ladye Queene Elizabeth by mee Willm Segar Norroy king of armes of the North, to be contynued by my servaunt Randall Holme, resident in the cittie of Chester; wherein I will that hee shall truely enter from tyme to tyme, the armes and creasts, matche, issue, and deceasse of all suche persons of coate armour and worshipe as it shall please God to call oute of this transitory life; and shall receave worshipfull enterment according to their estates and degrees. And I will also that my said servaunt Randall Holme shall, in my name, and to my use, demaund and receave of the heires, executors, or administrators of every such defuncte, my due fees, as they are severally rated in the next page, and to make tint" mee the said Norroy a just and true accompte, when, and as often as it shal be required by myself. And upon the fynishing of this booke, that hee the saide Randall my servaunt shall delyver the same or cause the same to be delivered to mee the said Norroy, to be recorded and entred into Her Maiestys office of armes in London, according as I am enjoyned by oathe and order of my office, for the benefitt of posterity. p' Willm Segar Norroy King of Armes." Then follows a list of the persons buried, with their arms emblazoned, and particulars relating to themselves and their families. The rest of the volume is occupied with memorandums of divers patents and grants of arms, in Cheshire and elsewhere, by Sir Richard Saint George, Norroy. At the end is an alphabetical index of names.