Heraldry. Collection of arms in trick
Reference code
MSS/0462
Title
Heraldry. Collection of arms in trick
Date
early 17th century
Level of description
item
Extent and format
ff. iii + two sequences, ff. 1*-9*, 5-107, and index, ff. 108-19.
Folio.
Half leather binding, brown, with marbled boards.
Folio.
Half leather binding, brown, with marbled boards.
Scope and content
A collection of arms, in trick, mostly (fols. 16-100v) arranged as an ordinary. Preceded by a miscellany (fols. 1* -9*v) including a few foreign arms. Arms of various families of Smith, fols. 9*r, v, 5r, v. Mythical arms headed 'The xx trybes the men of greatest accompt amonge the britton', fol. 6, beg. with Marchudd 'of him doe des(ce)nd men of the ile of Anglesey and elswhere'. Index, fols. 108-19, by George Bishop, herald painter, whose trade card is laid down on fol. 108 (see also MSS/0468).
Creator
Neve, Peter Le (1661-1729), herald and antiquary
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/462
Archival history
Belonged to George Bishop, herald painter (fol. 108). Crisp collection no. 67. Bookplates of Frederick Arthur Crisp, FSA, fol. i, and Ralph Griffin, FSA, fol. ii