171 Provincial tion of his adversary; however his integrity has been deservedly impeach- ELIZABETH. ed, for the late Mr. Brooke, Somerset's MS notes say, that he had £20. in gold given him for erasing the marriage of Sir John Ludlow with Elizabeth his wife, as is well known, that it might prejudice the party in the great cause between the Vernons and Kynastons for the barony of Powys; which if true, ought to brand his name with eternal infamy. Camden esteemed and admired him: he calls Lee, vir clarus. When Portcullis and Richmond, he visited, but never for himself. He died September 23, 1597, aged 66, at his residence in Philpot-lane, London. He was buried on the twenty-seventh following, at St. Alphage, London-wall. His arms were Argent, a Fesse, between three Crescents Sable, a Fleur-de-lis, Gules, for a difference. This is the same arms as the Lees of Quarendon, of Buckinghamshire used, created baronets, in 1611, by James I. Query: Was he any relation to Leigh, or Lee, who wrote the Accidents of Armory? Smith, Rouge-dragon, said, that neither he nor Cooke could write or speak true Latin, true French, or true English. WILLIAM CAMDEN, Esq.-See next reign. Created in Westminster Palace, on Sunday, October 22d, or as others say the 3d, 1597.-Patent dated so late as June 6th, 1599.. NORRO Y. Marý 1-LAURENCE DALTON, Esq. Whilst Richmond herald, May 16, 1449, he had a warrant for £9. for riding into Devon with the King's commissioner, and for conducting three hundred strangers to the Lord Privy Seal. He was in Cornwall a few days after. He had a pardon, dated at Westminster, April 26, 1556, for those extortions in his office which he had used, with a remission of all pains and penalties he had incurred, in consequence of his conviction; yet so powerful was his interest, that soon after he was raised to be a king at arms, and by the same Sovereign nominated Clarenceux; but his patent did not pass until September 6, 1557, nor was he created until December 8, or 9, 1558. He began a visitation of Yorkshire, and the county of Northumberland, March 8, 1557-8. On a pillar, in the north aisle of the choir of St. Dunstan's church in the West, in London, is this inscription. Z 2 "Here Norroy. Appendix, Letter G. ELIZABETH "Here lieth LAURENCE DALTON, Esq., late Norrcy, king at arms, "who deceased on Saturday the thirteenth of December, 1561, and Dorothy his wife, daughter to Richard Breame, late of London, Esquire." In the Harleian Collection are his effigies, taken from his monument or tomb, copied in 1639, representing him with his crown and tabard: the monument is erroneously said to have been in the church of Great St. Helen's, in London. His arms were Azure, semé of Fleur-de-lis Or, a Lion rampant, regardant, Argent. In Edward VI.'s charter of exemption his. name is written Dowlton. Feb. 8, 1561-2.-WILLIAM FLOWER, Esq. He was the son of Flower of the city of York, by his first wife.. Few have been more assiduous in the duties of their profession, than this Norroy, as the visitations of his province evince. When Calais pursuivant extraordinary, he was sent, April 1, 1543, to Rouen, to visit the merchants and mariners who were taken by the French and confined there. When Chester herald, he received an honorable testimonial, for Sir John Wallop, Knight of the Garter, by his will, dated May 22, 1551, bequeathed to him: "his sarcenet cloke embroderyd," as a token, no doubt, of esteem. He lived to be very old, dying at the age of between eighty and ninety; leaving issue two sons and three daughters. 1. Silbert; 2. Edward; 3. Elizabeth, married to Mr. Glover, Somerset herald; 4. Jane; and 5. Eleanor. He bore for his arms, Sable, semé of Ermine, a Cinquefoil of the Second. In the Harleian Collection is a descent of Legh de Adlinton, subscribed "P. moy, Willm Flower, Esqire, alias Norroy Roy d'Armes." March 26, 1592.-EDMUND KNIGHT, Esq. Whilst Chester, he assisted Cooke, Clarenceux, in his visitation of the counties of Cornwall and Devon. He was buried at Twickenham, where probably he had a house. In the register of that parish his burial is thus noticed: "Oct. 30, 1593, was buried Mr. Knyght; the herolde of armes." This proves Mr. Brooke to have been misinformed; for he says, that he died, and was buried at Whitton, in Middlesex. His arms were Vert, a Bend lozengy, Or. WILLIAM SEGAR, Esq. See next reign. Created in 1593. Patent so late as June 2, 1602. ULSTER. Edw. VI. BARTHOLOMEW BUTLER, Esq. He was created Ulster in the presence of most of the members of the College: his patent passed the great seal. In the partition-fees, 6th Edward VI., he had 8s., when each of the other kings had 16s. for their attendance at St. George's feast; at Whitsunday he received 9s., when they had each 185.; at the King's entry, August 10, he had 3s. 4d., when they were each paid 6s. 4d.; at his Majesty's entrance into Guildford, July 16, he had 3s. 4d., the other kings at arms each double; at Salisbury he had 2s. 3d., they 4s. 6d. each: Blue-mantle at the same time receiving 12d., Athlone 7d. At the creation of the Earl of Kildare, it being an Irish title, he had an equal share of the partition-money with the other kings at arms.: In the first and second years of Philip and Mary, he had no partition-money, being then accounted "only as an herald, rather a king at arms” extraordinary in England. It was also objected against him, that he had various ways misused his office. At the largess on Allhallow's-day, at Eli-zabeth's accession, Garter and Clarenceux had each 13s. 8d., he only 6s. 10d. His arms were Gules, a Fesse Argent, between three covered Cups of the second. 1564.-NICHOLAS NARBOONE, Esq. This Ulster was created such by the high and mighty prince, the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, for which he had her Majesty's warrant, dated July 6, 1564. He was the son of John Narboone, Esq., Somerset. herald, in the reign of Henry VIII., by Joan, daughter of Bird.. In the last year of Mary's reign he was upon the public service in Spain. Resigning this office, he retired from the duties of an herald. Ever since Ulster has never been regarded as an office belonging to the College at Arms. It, and Athlone pursuivant, are solely appropriated to the king-dom of Ireland. He bore the same arms as his father, with the difference only of a Marlet Sable, in Chief, as a fourth son.* * After Narboone's resignatión, Ulster's place was given to Christopher Ulsher, or Usher, Esq., whose patent bore date, June 30, 1588, in which he had leave to appoint a deputy. His arms were three Battons in Pale, Argent. To him succeeded Daniel Moli neux, ELIZABETH Provincial Ulster ELIZABETH. Heralds. Windsor. HERALD S. WINDSOR. Hen. VIII.-CHARLES WRIOTHESLEY, Esq. He was a son of Sir Thomas Writh, or Wriothesley, Garter, born May 8, 1508. He died about six o'clock on Sunday, January 25, 1561. His body was buried in St. Sepulchre's church, without Newgate, on Tuesday in the morning. The corpse was covered with a pall of black velvet, on which was laid a rich coat of arms; at each corner went a pursuivant in mourning gowns and hoods, habited in their tabards; the corpse was followed by Somerset herald, in his gown and hood, and after Mr. Garter and Mr. Clarenceux, and those other officers of arms not in black. The respect shewn to Windsor's remains, was owing, we must suppose, because of the offices his father and grandfather held in the College, and the near affinity there was between him and Henry, second Earl of Sou-, thampton; that nobleman being his first cousin one remove. Sir Thomas Wriothesley, neux, who, as Ulster, assisted at James I's coronation, and at the installation of Henry, Prince of Wales. He presented a petition to his Majesty, to precede Clarenceux and Norroy; it was not allowed. He resided in Ireland, where he was empowered to do every thing which the English heralds were intitled to do in this kingdom; and ordered to conform his practice to theirs, both in what regarded the public, and the families of the nobility and gentry. Coming into England to receive instructions concerning "the decent ceremonies "which appertained to the honor and state of his office," he was referred by the Commissioners for executing the office of Earl Marshal, to Garter, Clarenceux, and Norroy. He said he was forty years of age, when he complained of being wounded by Sir William Steward; I have not seen what punishment was inflicted upon that knight. In 1622, he made collections of noble families in Scotland, says my authority, (Query, if it should not read Ireland) with their several interests, dependencies, coats of arms, &c. He bore Azure, a Cross Moline, and a Fleur-de-lis in the dexter side, Or. To him succeeded these Ulster kings of arms: Adam Usher; Thomas Preston; William Roberts, LL.D.; Richard St. George; Sir Richard Carney, Knt., who had been Athlone pursuivant, and knighted whilst so; Richard Carney, Esq.; William Hawkins, Esq., who died in the late reign. Garter Anstis mentions these Irish officers: their names were sent him by Mr. Crossly, an arms painter in Dublin. James Mac Cullock, Esq., Ulster, and steward to the Earl of Northumberland, died November 19, 1764. The present Ulster, king at arms, is Sir Chichester Fortescue, Knt., who is appointed Usher to the Knights of St. Patrick, instituted February 5, 1783. Wriothesley, the first Earl of Southampton, K. G., and Chancellor, his ELIZABETH. first cousin, left him by his will, £20. It does not appear that he had Heralds. any children. He had many books, which had probably been his father's. Sir William Dethick, Garter, purchased most of them. death. The office of Windsor was vacant some time after Mr. Wriothesley's RICHARD TURPIN, Esq. Appointed, says Lant, in 1564.-Created April 19, 1565. Originally Hampnes pursuivant extraordinary, descended of a family settled at Calais. He spent much of the early part of his life in our continental dominions. It is not improbable but that he was a native of Calais. He was in that city at the time of its surrender. He said his wages were £40. per annum, which he intirely lost, together with lands worth 100 marks a year, and his goods estimated at more than £2000. At this time he was clerk of the victuals. He went over, in 1562, with Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick, to Newhaven, in Normandy, which had been taken by the English the preceding September. Lord Warwick left Dover, October 28, and landed there the following day, being received as their governor with "a peal of artillery." On the last day of that month, Mr. Turpin, as Blue-mantle, proclaimed his lordship's commission in Latin, English, and French. Here this nobleman received the order of the Garter. Unhappily the plague broke out, which with the damp unwholesomeness of the place, obliged the English to surrender it to the French, July 29, 1563. The infected sick coming home in ships, communicated the dreadful malady to the city of London, carrying off 20,372 of her inhabitants. He wrote the particulars of this expedition, which Garter Anstis had, in his own hand: it would perhaps have added many particulars to Stow's relation. Had this attempt to keep Newhaven succeeded, no doubt Elizabeth would have had a pursuivant extraordinary of that name. The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, suspended him in 1569, "for his evil. misdemeanor;" but the suspension was taken off by a warrant from his Grace, dated July 28, 1570, conditionally, that he released Nicholas Dethick, Blue-mantle, and Stephen Rowley, painter, from the penalty of those bonds he had procured, as securities for debts owing by him to others, and also that he paid York, herald, what money was due to him.. His death happened October 17, 1581. We must lament the misfortunes. Windsor. of |