Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.

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Title: Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.
Author: Weever, John, 1576-1632.
Publication: London :: Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine,; [1631]
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Subject terms: Sepulchral monuments -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Epitaphs -- England -- Early works to 1800.; England -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14916.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Heralds of Armes, their Names, Sirnames, and Additions from former times to this present yeare, 1631.

These Heralds at this day are onely sixe, which by the names of their additions, Lancaster, Richmond, Chester, Somerset, Yorke, Windesor. These are created to attend Dukes in Marshall executions, and in all things endeauour themselues for the defence of their societie.

* 1.1First I finde a Herald by his addition called Wales, 15. Iulij 2 pars pat. an 17. R. 2. m. 13. And afterwards he was called Percy Herald, 6. Augu∣sti Anno 2. Hen. 4. As also one Bardolfe, Herald of Armes, anno 22. R. 2. And Windsore Herald confirmed an. 3. Rich. 2.

Heralds in the raigne of King Henry the Fift.

William Brugges, alias Chester, afterwards Garter.
William Horsley, alias Leopard, afterwards Ireland:
Iohn Wrexworth, alias, Exceter, afterwards Guyon.
...Nicholas Serby, alias Leopard.
...Iohn Hoswell, alias Clarence.
...William Boys, alias Exceter.
...Giles Waster, alias Mowbray.
Iohn Ashwell, alias Leopard, afterward Lancaster, King of Armes.

Heralds in the raigne of King Henry the sixt.

Thomas More, alias, Windesore, afterward Guyonne.
Roger Legh, Chester, afterwards Clarencieux.
Iohn Wrythe, or Wriothesley, Leopard Herald, and afterward Garter, as aforesaid
Thomas Collier Clarence, afterward Ireland
Iohn Mowbray, Exceter, afterward Clarencieux.
...Robert Ashwell, Windesore.
William Hawkeslow Leopard, afterward Guyonne.
...Iohn Horsley, Mowbray.
...Iames Billet, Chester.
...Iohn Millet, Clarence.
...Richard Stanton, Chester.
...Robert Dunham, Exceter.

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Heralds in the time of Edward the Fourth.

...Iames Collier, Lancaster.
Iohn Ferrant, Windsore, afterward March.
Iohn More, Chester, afterward Norroy.
...Roger Mallet, Falcon.
Richard Ashwell, Lancaster, afterward Ireland.
Thomas Tonge, Richmond, afterward Norroy.
...Henry Franke, Yorke,
William Carlile, Richmond, afterward Norroy:
Richard Champney, Faulcon, afterward Glocester▪
...Roger Stamford, Chester,
...Richard Slaske, Windsore.

In the time of Edward the fift, murdered in the Tower, whose raigne was but ten weekes and foure daies, no officers of Armes were created.

In the time of Richard the Third.

Roger Bromley, Chester, 1 R. 3:
Iohn Waters, Yorke, 1 R. 3.

In the raigne of Henry the 7. these Heralds following.

...Iohn Young, Windsore, alias Norroy.
Thomas Beuolt, Lancaster, afterward Norroy, and lastly, Clarencieux.
...Thomas Waters, Carlyle.
...Rowland Playnford, Yorke.
...Robert Browne, Richmond.
Thomas Wall, Richmond, afterward VVindsore, then Norroy.
...VVilliam Iennyngs, Lancaster.
...VVilliam Tyndall, Lancaster.
...Raph Lagysse, Yorke.
Iohn Ioyner, Richmond, afterward Norroy.

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Heralds of Armes, their Names, Sirnames, and Additions from former times to this present yeare, 1631.

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