HERALDRY-Continued. 826 827 GUILLIUM (John). A DISPLAY OF HERALDRIE. The Fourth Edition, corrected and much enlarged by the Author himselfe in his life time: Together with his own Addition of explaining the tearms of Hawking and Hunting, for the use and delight of Gentlemen. And now to this fourth Edition are added about three hundred new Coats and Bearings of eminent Families, in their proper Sections, never before inserted. As also a true Register of the Blazons of all the Knights of the Garter, from the first Installment to the last: And also of all the Baronets from their first Creation to the last. Faithfully collected by Francis Nower. Folio. Original calf. London, Printed by T. R. for Jacob Blome, 1660. £3 15s HOLME (Randle). THE ACADEMY OF ARMORY; Or, A Storehouse of Armory and Blazon. Containing the several variety of Created Beings, and how born in Coats of Arms, both Foreign and Domestick. With the Instruments used in all Trades and Sciences, together with their Terms of Art. Also the Etymologies, Definitions, and Historical Observations on the same, Explicated and Explained according to our Modern Language. Engraved title, and plates of armorial bearings, etc. £16 168 A heterogeneous and extraordinary composition, containing a vast fund of curious information. The address to the reader at the end of the book suggested to Dr. Johnson the idea of his own inimitable preface to his dictionary. The copies specially devoted to his Patrons or subscribers possess a leaf pre HERALDRY: HOLME (Randle): ACADEMY OF ARMORY—continued. ceding the title, on which is depicted the Crest or Arms of th several persons above their names, which are written in by the Compiler. 828 829 46 The present copy has this leaf (laid down) bearing the arms and name of 'Henry Meoles of Meoles Esq." LEIGH (Gerard). THE ACCEDENCE OF ARMORIE. Title within elaborate woodcut border with hundreds of Coats of Arms throughout the text (some coloured). Small 4to. Vellum gilt. (Colophon) London, Printed by Henrie Ballard dwelling without Temple-barre at the signe of the Beare, 1597. £3 3s A small hole in one leaf and the corner of several others missing, slightly damaging the text. MANWOOD (Sir Peter). ARMS OF THE NOBILITY OF ENGLAND FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. Original Heraldic Manuscript, comprised on 200 pages, and adorned with over 500 Coats of Arms, in colours. 4to. Morocco gilt, g. e. Circa 1600. (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE NO. XXIX.) An interesting and valuable Elizabethan Heraldic volume. Against each Coat of Arms is a short biographical notice of the person. Amongst the most elaborate of these Arms we might mention the following:: Queen Elizabeth. Edward Seymour, son of the Duke of Somerset. Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth's favourite. Sir Henry Carey. HERALDRY: MANWOOD (Sir Peter): ARMS OF THE NOBILITY—cont. CRITICA. The Language of Arms by the Colours and Metals: being Analogically handled according to the Nature of Things, and fitted with apt Motto's to the Heroical Science of Herauldry in the Symbolical World. With numerous heraldic woodcuts. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. Original calf (rebacked). £225 Published as a supplement to Morgan's "The Sphere of Gentry, deduced from the Principles of Nature: an historical and genealogical Work of Arms and Blazon,” 1661. 831 PHILIPOT (Thomas). A BRIEF HISTORICAL DISCOURSE OF THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF HERALDRY, Demonstrating upon what rational Foundations, that Noble and Heroick Science is established. London, Printed by E. Tyler and R. Holt, 1672. BIRD. THE MAGAZINE OF HONOUR; or a Treatise of the several London, Printed for William Sheares, 1642. AND WATERHOUS (Edward). A DISCOURSE AND DEFENCE OF ARMS and |