BEING

ILLUSTRATIONS FROM WILLS,

OF

MANNERS, CUSTOMS, &c.

AS WELL AS OF THE DESCENTS AND POSSESSIONS OF

MANY DISTINGUISHED FAMILIES.

FROM THE REIGN OF

Henry the Second to the Accession of Queen Elizabeth;

BY NICHOLAS HARRIS NICOLAS, Esq.

BARRISTER AT LAW; FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIIES.

TO THE MOST NOBLE

BERNARD EDWARD HOWARD,

DUKE OF NORFOLK,

EARL OF ARUNDEL, SURREY, AND NORFOLK;

BARON FITZ-ALAN, CLUN & OSWALDESTRE, AND MALTRAVERS,

EARL MARSHAL, AND HEREDITARY MARSHAL OF ENGLAND;

These Volumes

ARE, WITH HIS GRACE'S PERMISSION,

MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED.