Category: History - British
The coats-of-arms and crests which are figured and described in the following pages do not exhaust the number of stamps of this kind that must exist on bookbindings throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. Perhaps some day I shall go on my travels and search for unrecorded c...
The coats-of-arms and crests which are figured and described in the following pages do not exhaust the number of stamps of this kind that must exist on bookbindings throughout E...
2. Part 2A Viscount is a Vicecomes, or deputy for a Count or Earl. The Earls have retained their Saxon name, but the Viscount has kept the Norman equivalent of their rank as Sheriffs. Bo...
9. Part 9Henry Howard (born 25th February 1539, died 15th June 1614) was the second son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, who was beheaded in 1547. Henry Howard the younger was restored i...
10. Part 10In 1625 Sir James Ley was created Baron Ley, and became Lord Treasurer of England, and in 1626 he was created Earl of Marlborough and President of the Council. Lord Marlborough...
11. Part 11William Musgrave (born 8th October 1735, died 16th January 1800) was the second son of Sir Richard Musgrave of Hayton Castle, and succeeded to the family Baronetcy in 1755, on t...
12. Part 12Richard Saint-George (born circ. 1577, died 17th May 1635) was the son of Thomas Saint-George of Hatley Saint-George, Cambridge. He was always a great student of heraldry and ge...
3. Part 3A _Leopard_ shows two eyes and two ears; he has no mane and his tail is not tufted. He should show spots and be "nowhere shaggy." If he only shows one eye and one ear he is a le...
6. Part 6Kenelm Digby (born 11th July 1603, died 11th June 1665) was the elder son of Sir Everard Digby, Knight, and Mary Mulsho, his wife. He inherited large estates from his father in...
7. Part 7Dexter: The Royal Arms of England, quarterly; first, England and Scotland impaled; second, France; third, Ireland; fourth, the arms of the Dominions of the Crown in Germany; ove...
4. Part 4Sir Brooke was the author of several political treatises and miscellaneous works, many of which are in verse. He belonged to the literary circles of his time, and spent some tim...
8. Part 8Robert Harley (born 5th December 1661, died 21st May 1724) was the son of Sir Edward Harley of Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire. Robert Harley was Member of Parliament for Tregony,...
5. Part 5Charles II. (born May 1630, died 6th February 1685) was the elder son of Charles I. In 1660 Charles ascended the throne of England, although his accession is sometimes counted f...
13. Part 13Robert Sydney (born November 1563, died 13th July 1626) was the son of Sir Henry Sydney, K.G. He was educated at Oxford, and in 1584 became Member of Parliament for Glamorganshi...
14. Part 14Prince William (born 4th November 1650, died 8th March 1702) was the son of William Prince of Orange and the Princess Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I. Prince William married...
15. Part 15ARMS. (Small details not given here.) 3 Altars, each supported by a lion rampant. Smith, Sir T. 3 Annulets, with a chevron. Sutton, T. 3 Annulets in chief, with 3 martlets. Cowp...
16. Part 16BADGES-- The Castle of De Beaufort. Henry VIII. A Crescent. Percy, H., _Earl of Northumberland_ A Daisy, crowned. Edward VI. An Escallop. Rawlinson, R. A Falcon crowned with sce...
17. Part 17MOTTOES AND LEGENDS. AGE QUOD AGIS. Blundell, H. ANNA. Anne, _Queen_ ASTRA CASTRA (with the crest). Lindsay, D., _Baron Lindsay_ AVITO VIRET HONORE. Stuart, C., _Baron Stuart_ B...
18. Part 18SUPPORTERS. Angels, two. Anne Bullen, _Queen_ " " Catherine, _of Aragon_, _Queen_ " " Harley, R., _Earl of Oxford_ " " to crown. Henry VII. " " Tudor Rose A Bear. Vincent, A., _...