Rolls of arms and related notes on heraldry

Scope and Content

Rolls of arms and related notes. A small collection of mainly 19th century MSS found among the material gathered for the new edition of Papworth, without indication of former provenance. As follows (inf. John A. Goodall, FSA):-

(1) Sir A. W. Franks's transcript of the blazons of the arms of England Berry (chapter 13 of the French armorial of Berry, not blazoned in the edition by Vallet de Viriville);-

(2) 'Collation of Sir T. P(hillipps) Roll 14019 on Wellesley's Roll AE' (nos. 4-654, not continuous, from the Fitzwilliam version of the Heralds' roll). Copyist not identified;-

(3) 'Collation of 'Roll Ed. 3' by Vellum Roll in Colours from Sir T. P. No ?' (Cooke's ordinary and Balliol roll);-

(4) 'Boroughbridge Roll & Index Nominum. Ordinary made by MVP 1873'. Copyist not identified;-

(5) Dunstable (Stepney) tournament roll. Ordinary by MVP, 1870. It is not wholly clear to which roll these notes refer;-

(6) Boroughbridge roll. Ordinary by MVP, 1873, with references to the Parliamentary roll;-

(7) Dunstable 1334. MVP, 1873;-

(8) Willement's roll. MVP, 1872;-

(9) Loose sheet from ordinary for Vair. In the same hand as the preceding;-

(10) Arms A-S from Wyndham's book;-

(11) S. M. Collins: typescripts of Erdeswick's and Antiquaries' rolls;-

(12) Courtrai: Goethals-Vercruyse MSS, codex 350, English section of roll with Tudor royal arms;-

(13) J. A. Goodall: transcript of the Dublin version of Walford's roll, 1955;-

(14) Correspondence relating to Aspilogia, II (1967);-

(15) F. Wormald: catalogue entry for BL Add. MS 46354 and draft descriptions of Add. MSS 45131-2.

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