Miscellaneous notes relating to the College of arms, Written for the most part about 1615 by Augustine Vincent
File
MS. Wood B. 8
Held at the Weston Library
Miscellaneous notes relating to the College of arms including:
- Fol. 3v. lists of fees payable at the creation of peers, etc.
- Fol. 16v. lists of knights of the Garter present and absent at the feasts of st. George, 1609-14 and 1637
- At fol. 25v are pedigrees with coloured sketches of arms of the families of Cobham, Grey, Mortimer, and Hastings
- At fol. 202 (rev.) are rough notes mainly of heraldic character, and at 198 (rev.) the beginning of an index to (?) MSS. in the College of arms
Labelled '117'
Dates
- Creation: Written for the most part about 1615 by Augustine Vincent
Extent
217 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Wood B. 8
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 8579
Physical Facet
On paper, bound in white vellum stamped with Vincent's crest and motto in gold
Dimensions
6 3/5 × 4 3/10 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk