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"A briefe discourse of the right use of giuinge armes, with the late abusis aboute that mattere and the beste meane by which they maie be reformid orderly;" being a treatise, in six chapters, against the right of heralds to grant arms on their own authority, late 16th century
Written upon the appointment of the earl of Essex as marshal in 1597 (fols. 36, 35b, 44), by a grandson of Thomas Howard, fourth duke of Norfolk, who was restored to the office of earl marshal by Q. Mary in 1553, (fol. 16b), and apparently addressed to the former nobleman (fols. 42, 44b, 45). Written very neatly, by an amanuensis, with corrections and marginal notes apparently in the handwriting of the author. Frequent reference is made to the MSS. of Bluemantle pursuivant,…
Collection:
Rawlinson Manuscripts
Found in:
Rawlinson B: English History
Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. B. 56
Extents: 45 Leaves
Dates:
late 16th century