Arms and Crests of Cheshire families, with variations of bearings, written in and soon after A.D. 1781, by J. Watson
'Arms and Crests of Cheshire families, with variations of bearings. Collected by John Watson, M.A., F.S.A., and Rector of Stockport in Cheshire, 1781', alphabetically blazoned: followed (at p. 190) by some 'Authentic Papers relating to some of the foregoing Arms', chiefly consisting of pedigrees, documents, and notes relating to the Leghs of Adlington, originally Venables.
Dates
- Creation: written in and soon after A.D. 1781, by J. Watson
Extent
250 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Cheshire e. 5
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. V, no. 25575.
Custodial History
Watson coll. vol. no. 14.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 7/8 × 6 3/8 in.
Repository Details
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