Book on heraldry [manuscript], ca. 1587-ca. 1620.

Book on heraldry [manuscript], ca. 1587-ca. 1620.

112 leaves.

Contents include the proceedings to the Parliament from Whitehall, (Elizabethan); the allowance of servants and black cloth at the funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots, August 1, 1587; several orders of precedence; orders of processions at the funerals of different ranks of noble men and women; laws and gowns worn by the queen and various noblewomen; the discommodities that may happen to an army for lack of ensigns; and the duties and fees of heralds. Also, the procession of the king to St. Paul's, March 26, 1620.

List of contents tipped in at end.

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Some of these items are also in a book compiled by John Gullim, V.a.447.

Dillon of Ditchley, [Oxfordshire] manuscript.
Bookdealer description suggests manuscript may have once belonged to Sir Henry Lee.
Possibly Phillipps MS 32976A.
Formerly Folger MS Add 724.

Phillipps, T. Phillipps manuscripts, 32976A

Great Britain -- England.

V.a.466

MS Add 724