Chapter VI: Introduction: 1 (6)

Mark Sykes (born circ. 1771, died 16th February 1823) was the
son of Sir Christopher Sykes, Baronet, of Sledmere, Yorks. He
succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1801. Mr. Sykes was
educated at Oxford, and in 1795 was High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
He represented York in Parliament for several years. He assumed
the additional name of Masterman in 1795, on the occasion
of his marriage to Henrietta, daughter and heiress of Henry
Masterman of Settrington, Yorks, but he left no heirs and was
succeeded by his brother Tatton.

Sir Mark Sykes possessed a magnificent library, rich in
classics and incunabula, and also a valuable collection of
antiquities and pictures. His collections were sold at his
death, and his books and other treasures are widely distributed.

TASH, THOMAS

_Arms._--Per pale, or and gu., a chevron between 3 cinquefoils counterchanged, on a chief per pale of the second and first (2) escallops counterchanged. _Tash._

_Crest._--A greyhound courant or.

[TYMME. _A silver watch-bell._ Aberdene, 1627.]

[W. E. Axon, Esq. Deansgate. Manchester.]

Thomas Tash, of London, was one of the Commissioners of Custom
for England and Wales in 1752, but there appears to be no
more known about him. There ought to be another escallop on
the coat-of-arms illustrated, and according to the printed
authorities the crest of Tash should be a demi greyhound.

TOPSFIELD

_Arms._--Gu., on a chevron erm., 3 martlets sa., in chief a mullet or. _Topsfield._

_Crest._--A talbot couchant guardant in front of a tree, all ppr.

_Helmet._--That of an Esquire.

_Motto._--FAYTH FAILETH NOT.

[ENGLAND. _In this volume are conteined the statutes
made ... from the time of King Henry the thirde
unto ... Kyng Henry the VIII._ London, 1564.]

This stamp belonged to a member of the old family of Topsfield,
who owned the estate of Frisingfield, near Harleston in
Norfolk, but I have as yet not been able to find out which
particular member used it.

TOWNELEY, RICHARD

_Arms._--Arg., a fess sa., in chief 3 mullets of the second.
_Towneley._

_Motto._--TENEZ LE VRAY.

_Date._--1603.

[_The Hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the
warre which was betwene the Peloponesians and the
Athenyans._ London, 1550.]

The family of Towneley is one of ancient domicile in
Lancashire. The member of it to whom the accompanying
book-stamp probably belonged was Richard Towneley of Towneley
Hall near Burnley, who lived there from about 1580 till about
1640.

His son Christopher was a well-known antiquary, but the most
distinguished member of the family was Charles Towneley, who
lived in the eighteenth century. He made a very important
collection of ancient statuary and terra-cottas, which were
purchased for the British Museum in 1805, and a member of the
Towneley family is always represented on the Museum Board of
Trustees.

TREVOR, MARCUS, VISCOUNT DUNGANNON

_Arms._--Per bend sinister erm. and erminois, a lion rampant or. _Trevor._

[BEAULIEU. _Take heed of both extremes._ London, 1675.]

_Crest._--A wyvern with wings addorsed, sa.

_Initials._--I. D.

[BEAULIEU. _Take heed of both extremes._ London, 1675.]

Marcus Trevor (born circ. 1620, died circ. 1683) belonged to
the family of Trevor of Brynkinalt in Denbighshire. He was a
strong Royalist, and took part in the struggle between Charles
I. and the Parliamentarians. After the Restoration Charles
II. made Colonel Trevor a peer, and in 1662 created him Baron
Trevor and Viscount Dungannon, both of which peerages became
extinct in 1706 on the death of his grandson Marcus. Lord
Dungannon married twice; his first wife was a daughter of Sir
Marmaduke Whitechurch, and his second wife was a daughter of
John Lewis.

TREWARTHEN, FAMILY OF

_Arms._--Quarterly.

1. Arg., a boar passant gu. _Trewarthen._

2. Arg., a bend sa. _Blackborne._

3. Az., on a chevron between 3 estoiles or, as many lozenges
sa. _Butts._

4. Chequy, or and az., on a chief arg., gutty de sang.
_Coleshill._

_Crest._--A double plume of 5 ostrich feathers, arg.

[AUSTIN. _Devout Meditations._ London, 1635.]

The family of Trewarthen is an old one belonging to the county
of Cornwall, but to which particular member of the family this
stamp belonged I have been unable to decide at present.

TUDOR ROSE

_Device._--A Tudor Rose arg. and gu., seeded or and leaved vert, within a ribbon bearing the legend HEC ROSA VIRTUTIS DE CELO MISSA SERENO ETERNŪ FLORENS REGIA SCEPTRA FERET.

_Supporters._--Two kneeling angels.

_Badges._--In the dexter corner a sun in glory and the shield of St. George, arg., a cross gu.

In the sinister corner a half-moon with face, and the shield of the City of London, arg., a cross gu.; in the first quarter a sword in pale of the last, point upwards. In the sky stars.

_Initials._--I.N., _i.e._ Ihon Norins, with his trade device.

[CICERO. _Commentarii questionum Tusculanarum._ Parhisii,
1509.]

This stamp is generally found in combination with one or other
of the armorial stamps which I have figured and placed under
the heading of Henry VIII. No doubt there was some authority
given to use these Royal emblems, and although so far no
reliable account of such authority is forthcoming, it is likely
enough that members of the Stationers' Company may have been
granted the privilege. On all these bindings the coat-of-arms
of the City of London appears. On many of them are also
initials which are very often those of well-known contemporary
printers and binders. The original stamps were cut in latten, a
form of brass--copper and zinc--and impressed on the leather in
blind, that is without gold, the design showing in low relief.

The latten plates were probably attached to wooden blocks by
means of two or more metal pins, and in many instances, by
reason of irregular pressure, these pins, the tops of which
were engraved in continuation of the general design, have
been forced a little out of their normal level. The result is
that they show very clearly as indented marks. The pressure
necessary to make a good impression from one of these large
stamps is considerable; it may have been done by a slow
constant pressure or by quick pressure from hammer strokes, and
the leather was in any case softened by water. Bindings with
these stamps upon them were either of calf or sheep-skin.

USHER, JAMES, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH

_Arms._--Impaled.

Dexter: Az., an archiepiscopal staff, headed with a cross
pattée or, over all a pall arg., charged with 3 crosses
pattée fitchée sa. _See of Armagh._

Sinister: Az., a chevron erm., between 3 batons or. _Usher._

[USHER. _Britannicae Ecclesiae Antiquitates._ Dublin, 1639.]

James Usher (born 4th January 1580, died 21st March 1656) was
the son of Arnold Usher, Clerk of the Irish Court of Chancery.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and in 1601 he took
orders, and became a preacher of much note. In 1620 Dr. Usher
was made Bishop of Meath and Clonmacnoise, and in 1624 he was
consecrated Archbishop of Armagh.

Archbishop Usher wrote several very important theological
works, and he took part in all the controversies of his time.
He was a divine of much learning and a great scholar. His
extensive library is for the greater part in Trinity College,
Dublin, where it was sent as a gift by Charles II.

UTTERSON, EDWARD VERNON

_Arms._--A Lymphad, with sail furled, on a sea in base ppr., at the poop a flag flying towards the bow, arg., fimbriated vert, charged with a pomme in fess; on a chief gu., 3 bezants, each charged with a mullet. _Utterson._

[_The Hystory of the two valyaunte brethren Valentyne and
Orson_ ... translated from the French by H.
Watson. London, 1565.]

Edward Vernon Utterson (born circ. 1775, died 14th July 1856)
was the son of John Utterson of Fareham in Hampshire. He was
educated at Eton and Cambridge, and in 1802 was called to
the bar. He was all his life a great collector of books. Mr.
Utterson set up a private press at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight,
known as the Beldornie Press, and here he reprinted such of the
early English plays and poems as pleased him. He also edited a
number of reprints of important English books, some of which
are very handsomely produced.

VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPRESS OF INDIA.

_Arms._--Within the Garter. Quarterly.

1st and 4th; England.

2nd; Scotland.

3rd; Ireland.

All coloured as used by James I. (q.v.) and ensigned by a Royal Crown.

_Supporters._--The lion and the unicorn, as used by James I. (q.v.).

_Motto._--DIEU ET MON DROIT.

[_Galerie Royale de Costumes._ Paris, 1042.]

The Princess Victoria (born 24th May 1819, died 22nd
January 1901) was the only child of Edward, Duke of Kent,
fourth son of George III., and Victoria Marie Louisa of
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield. On the death of William IV., 18th June
1837, the Princess Victoria succeeded to the throne of England.
Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster on 20th June 1838,
and on the 1st January 1877 Her Majesty was proclaimed Empress
of India, at Delhi. On the 10th February 1840, Queen Victoria
married her cousin Albert, the youngest son of Ernest, Prince
of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

On the accession of Queen Victoria to the English throne,
the Kingdom of Hanover became separated from England, in
consequence of the operation of the Salic Law. The coat-of-arms
of the dominions in Germany was accordingly left out of the
Royal coat. The Duke of Cumberland, the Queen's uncle, became
King of Hanover, which country is now part of the German Empire.

VINCENT, AUGUSTINE, WINDSOR HERALD

_Arms._--Arg., on a pile az., 3 quatrefoils of the first. _Vincent._

_Crest._--Out of an heraldic coronet a bear's head ppr.

_Helmet._--That of an Esquire.

_Supporter._--A bear collared and chained ppr.

_Legend._--VINCENTI AVGVSTA.

[CHASSENEUX. _Catalogus Gloriae Mundi._
Francofurti, 1603.]

Augustine Vincent (born circ. 1584, died 11th January 1625)
was the son of William Vincent. He showed antiquarian and
heraldic tastes at an early age, and in 1615 was made Rouge
Rose Pursuivant, and in 1624 Windsor Herald. Vincent collected
valuable material concerning heraldic and genealogical matter,
and his manuscripts are chiefly to be found either at the
College of Arms or the Bodleian Library at Oxford.

In Vincent's time it was the custom to carry out the heraldic
visitations by deputy. These visitations should have been made
by the Heralds in person, and in 1619 there was much trouble
about the matter, and strong complaints were made to the Earl
Marshal by both Garter and Norroy. The difficulty was brought
to a head by the appointment of Vincent, then Rouge Rose
Pursuivant, to carry out the visitations of Northamptonshire
and Rutlandshire as deputy for William Camden, Clarencieux
Herald.

WALDEGRAVE, JAMES, SECOND EARL WALDEGRAVE

_Arms._--Per pale, arg. and gu. _Waldegrave._

_Supporters._--Two talbots sa., eared or, each gorged with a mural crown, arg.

_Coronet._--That of an Earl.

[PREVOST D'EXILES. _Memoirs d'un Homme de Qualité._
Paris, 1732.]

James Waldegrave (born 4th March 1714, died 13th April 1763)
was the son of James, first Earl Waldegrave, and succeeded his
father in the Earldom in 1741. In 1752 Lord Waldegrave was
Governor and Keeper of the Privy Purse to George, Prince of
Wales. In 1757 he was made a Knight of the Garter and a Teller
of the Exchequer. Lord Waldegrave wrote a book of Historical
Memoirs from 1754 to 1757. He married a daughter of Sir Edward
Walpole but had no son, and at his death the family honours
devolved upon his brother John.

WALKER, SIR EDWARD, KNIGHT

_Arms._--Quarterly.

1st and 4th; arg., on a cross of St. George gu., 5 leopards'
faces or. _Coat of Augmentation._

2nd and 3rd; arg., a chevron between 3 crescents sa., an
annulet for difference. _Walker._

_Supporter._--A greyhound, collared.

_Motto._--LOYAVTE MON HONNEVR.

[_Indentures of Military Service, Edw. III.-Hen. VII._
Stowe MS. 440.]

Edward Walker (born 24th January 1611, died 19th February
1676) was the son of Edward Walker of Roobers, Nether Stowey,
Somerset. He joined the College of Arms as an official, and in
1635 he was made Blanch Lion Pursuivant, filling successively
the positions of Rouge Croix Pursuivant and Chester Herald.

Walker took part with Charles I. in the war with the
Roundheads, and served as Secretary-at-War, and was at Naseby.
In 1644 he was created Norroy King-of-Arms, and in 1645 he
succeeded Sir Henry St. George as Garter. In the same year he
received the honour of Knighthood. In 1649 Sir Edward Walker
was made Clerk of the Council in Ordinary, but in 1650 he got
into trouble as a Royalist, and found refuge in Holland. After
some trouble he invested William, Prince of Orange, with the
Garter in 1653.

At the Restoration Walker superintended the arrangements for
the coronation, and his remaining years seem to have been spent
in quarrels with other members of the Heralds' College. Sir
Edward Walker wrote a considerable number of historical and
genealogical works, particularly an illustrated edition of
the coronation of Charles II. Many of his manuscripts are in
the British Museum, and others are at the Bodleian Library at
Oxford.

WALPOLE, HORACE, FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD

_Arms._--Or, on a fess between 2 chevrons sa., 3 crosses crosslet of the first, a mullet for difference. _Walpole._

_Crest._--The bust of a man in profile couped, ppr., ducally coroneted or, and from the coronet, flowing forward, a long cap gu., tasselled or, charged with a Catherine wheel of the last.

_Helmet._--That of an Esquire.

_Motto._--FARI QUÆ SENTIAT.

[WATTS. _Memoirs of the Revolution in Bengal._
London, 1764.]

Horace Walpole (born 5th October 1717, died 2nd March 1797)
was a younger son of Robert Walpole, Earl of Oxford, for many
years Prime Minister of England. He was educated at Eton and
Cambridge, and as a young man studied law. For a time Mr.
Walpole served in the office of the Exchequer, and represented
Callington, Castle Rising, and King's Lynn in Parliament, where
the chief thing he did seems to have been that he exerted
himself to save the life of Admiral Byng.

In 1792 Mr. Walpole succeeded his nephew George in the Earldom,
but never took his seat in the House of Lords. On his death
without heirs most of his titles became extinct, but the Barony
of Walpole devolved on his cousin Horatio.

At Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, Walpole collected a
splendid library, and also a number of pictures, antiquities,
and treasures of all sorts. Here also he set up a private
press, at which he printed many of his own works. Many of
Walpole's books are now famous; among the best known are,
perhaps, the _Anecdotes of Painting_ and the _Castle of
Otranto_. The Strawberry Hill Collection was sold in 1840.

WARE, SIR JAMES, KNIGHT

_Arms._--Or, 2 lions passant az., within a bordure of the second, charged with 8 escallops of the first, 3, 2, 2, and 1. _Ware._

[GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS. _De Topographia Hibernica._
Add. MS. 33,991.]

James Ware (born 26th November 1594, died 1st December 1666)
was the son of Sir James Ware of Dublin. He was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin, and soon developed literary and
antiquarian tastes, and became a collector of manuscripts
and antiquities, particularly relating to Ireland. He was
knighted in 1629 by the Lords Justices, and in 1632 became
Auditor-General in Ireland, and in 1661 Member for the
University of Dublin. Sir James was imprisoned in the Tower of
London as a Royalist, and was afterwards a hostage for Ireland.
Sir James Ware published some very valuable books on Irish
antiquities, most of them in Latin, but a collection of his
works has been translated into English.

WATSON, LEWIS, EARL OF ROCKINGHAM

_Arms._--Arg., on a chevron az., between 3 martlets sa., as many crescents or. _Watson._

_Supporters._--Two griffins az., ducally gorged or.

_Coronet._--That of an Earl.

_Motto._--MEA GLORIA FIDES.

[_Poste da Roma._ Roma, 1600?]

Lewis Watson (born 29th December 1655, died 19th March 1723)
was the son of Edward Watson, Baron Rockingham, and succeeded
to the Barony in 1689. In 1681 Mr. Watson represented
Canterbury in Parliament, and afterward Higham Ferrers. In
1703, Lord Rockingham was Master of the Buckhounds, and he was
also Lord Lieutenant of Kent. In 1714, besides other dignities,
Baron Rockingham was created Earl of Rockingham. He also held
the posts of Vice-Admiral of Kent and Deputy-Warden of the
Cinque Ports. He married twice, his first wife being a daughter
of George Sondes, Viscount Sondes and Baron Throwley, besides
other titles, and these two peerages were revived in 1714 in
the person of Lord Rockingham when he was created an Earl.

WHITE, RICHARD SAMUEL

_Arms._--Erm., on a pale gu., 2 roses ppr., on a chief indented az., 2 leopards' heads erased arg. _White._

_Crest._--A falcon, wings extended erm., charged with a rose ppr., holding in his beak an escutcheon, bendy indented gu. and arg.

_Motto._--PERSEVERANDO.

_Legend._--RICHARD SAMUEL WHITE, ESQ.

[STERNHOLD AND HOPKINS. _The whole booke of Psalmes
collected into Englyshe Meter._ London, 1564.]

Richard Samuel White may have been a descendant of Captain
Samuel White who married Edith, daughter of John Watson of
Charlton House, Dorset. I do not find his name in any of the
ordinary lists, but some of the bearings in his coat-of-arms
are similar to those used by the family of White of Charlton.

WHITGIFT, JOHN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

_Arms._--Impaled.

Dexter: Az., an archiepiscopal staff headed with a cross
pattée or, surmounted of a pall arg., charged with 4
crosses pattée fitchée sa., fringed and edged or. _See of
Canterbury._

Sinister: Arg., on a cross flory sa., 4 bezants. _Whitgift._

[_Dionysii Lebei Batillii Reg. mediomatricii Praesidis
Emblemata._ Francofurti ad Moen[=u], 1596.]

John Whitgift (born 1530, died 29th February 1603) was the
son of Henry Whitgift of Great Grimsby in Lincolnshire. He
was educated at Cambridge and took orders in 1560. He was an
eloquent preacher and quickly made his name famous.

In 1567 he was made Regius Professor of Divinity, and took much
interest and effected many reforms in the Government of the
University. In 1571 he became Dean of Lincoln. Dr. Whitgift was
made Bishop of Worcester in 1576, and in 1583 Archbishop of
Canterbury. Archbishop Whitgift was a rich man, and was also
a great favourite of Queen Elizabeth's. He was an excellent
organiser and ruled church matters with a strong hand. He left
a number of sermons and tracts, several of which have been
published by the Parker Society, and others still remain in
manuscript at Lambeth, the Bodleian, the Record Office, and the
British Museum.

WILLIAM III. AND MARY II., KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND IRELAND. AFTERWARDS WILLIAM III., KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND.

_Arms._--Within the Garter. Quarterly.

1st, _England_.

2nd, _Scotland_.

3rd, _Ireland_.

4th, _France_.

All coloured as used by James I. (q.v.). Over all on an escutcheon of pretence, az., semée of billets, a lion rampant or. _Nassau._

_Crest._--A Royal crown ppr., thereon a lion statant guardant or, crowned ppr.

_Helmet._--That of a King.

_Motto._--DIEV ET MON DROIT.

_Initials._--WR (William Rex) and MR (Mary Regina).

[_Common Prayer._ Oxford, 1681.]

_Variety._--Without supporters.

[TOUCHET. _Memoirs of the
Earl of Castlehaven._
London, 1681.]

_Initials._--WR (William Rex) within palm sprays and ensigned with a Royal Crown.

Used after 1694.

[HENRI III., KING OF FRANCE. _Le
Divorce Satyrique._ Paris.]

_Arms._--As Prince of Orange. Within the Garter. Quarterly.

1. Az., semée of billets, a lion rampant or. _Nassau._

2. Or, a lion rampant guardant gu., crowned az. _Dietz._

3. Gu., a fess arg. _Vianden._

4. Gu., 2 lions passant guardant or. _Catsenelboge._

On an escutcheon of pretence on the centre point. Quarterly.

1st and 4th; gu., a bend or. _Chalon._

2nd and 3rd; or, a bugle horn az., stringed gu. _Orange._

Over all chequy, or and az. _Geneva._

In the centre chief point on an escutcheon or, a fess gu. _Moers._

In the base point on an escutcheon gu., a fess embattled arg. _Buren._

Over all a Ducal coronet.

_Note._--Used before 1689.

[_Apologie pour la Maison de Nassau._ Madril, 1664.]

Prince William (born 4th November 1650, died 8th March 1702)
was the son of William Prince of Orange and the Princess
Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I. Prince William married
the Princess Mary, eldest daughter of James, Duke of York,
afterwards James II., and Anne Hyde. The Prince of Orange
deposed his father-in-law James II., in 1689, and was declared
king in his stead. William and Mary were, however, joint
sovereigns, and the crowns, sceptres, and orbs were all doubled
for them, and on the Great Seal they are both represented, one
hand of each resting on the orb.

Queen Mary died in 1694, and after that date King William
reigned alone. The same coat-of-arms was used all through,
but during the double reign the initials "WR" and "MR" are
generally added. It is curious to note that William III.
several times altered the place of the coat-of-arms of France
on the English coat.

WILLIAM IV., KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

_Arms._--Within the Garter and with the collar and badge of the order. Quarterly.

1st and 4th, _England_.

2nd, _Scotland_.

3rd, _Ireland_.

And on an escutcheon of pretence, ensigned with the Royal Crown of Hanover, the arms of the Dominions in Germany, as used by George III. (q.v.) after 1816.

_Crest._--A Royal crown ppr., thereon a lion statant or, crowned ppr.

_Helmet._--That of a King.

_Supporters._--A lion and a unicorn, as used by James I. (q.v.).

_Motto._--DIEU ET MON DROIT.

_Badges._--Tudor Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock.

[_Inventories of the various Services of Plate belonging to the
Crown._ London, 1832.]

_Variety._--The Royal Cypher "WR IIII." (William Rex IIII.) within the Garter and ensigned with a Royal Crown.

[DELPECH. _Iconographie des contemporains._ Paris, 1832.]

William, Duke of Clarence (born 21st August 1763, died 20th
June 1837), was the third son of George III., and succeeded
his brother George IV. on the throne of England in 1830. He
was parsimonious, and the economy used at his coronation was
so marked that it was called a "Half Crown-ation." William
IV. married Adelaide, daughter of George Frederick, Duke of
Saxe-Meiningen, and their two daughters died as children.

The Royal Libraries were twice given to the Nation, once by
George II., on the foundation of the British Museum, and again
by George IV., after the death of his father. William IV.
evidently thought that there had been enough generosity in this
matter on the part of his predecessors, and he added to his
will an autograph codicil, dated "Pavillion, Brighton, 30th
November 1834," to the effect that "I further declare that all
the Books, Drawings, and Plans collected in all the Palaces
shall _forever_ continue heirlooms to the Crown, and on no
pretence whatever to be alienated from the Crown."

WILLIAMS, JOHN, BISHOP OF LINCOLN, AFTERWARDS ARCHBISHOP OF YORK

_Arms._--Impaled.

Dexter: Gu., 2 lions passant guardant or, on a chief az., our
lady sitting with her babe crowned and sceptred. _See of
Lincoln._

Sinister: Quarterly.

1st and 4th; gu., a chevron (erm.) between 3 human heads in
profile, couped at the neck, ppr., hair and beards sa. 2nd
and 3rd; gu., a chevron or, between 3 stags' faces arg.,
attired or. _Williams._

[_Hebrew Bible._]

John Williams (born 25th March 1582, died 25th March 1650)
was the son of Edmond Williams of Conway, and was educated
at Ruthin Grammar School and at Cambridge. In 1603 he was
ordained, and he soon became known as an able preacher. After
holding several minor ecclesiastical preferments and enjoying
the favour of James I., he was made Dean of Salisbury in 1619.
In 1620 Dr. Williams became Dean of Westminster, and in 1621 he
was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln. In the House of Lords Bishop
Williams took a very important part in the discussions and
legislation concerning the power of the Sovereign in 1628.

In 1635 the Bishop's enemies succeeded in bringing him before
the Star Chamber on a charge of subornation of perjury, and he
was condemned to a heavy fine and loss of profits of his many
benefices. He was imprisoned in the Tower until he was granted
an unconditional release by the House of Lords in 1640. In
1641, with other Bishops, Williams was again committed to the
Tower on a charge of high treason, but soon escaped, forfeiting
his bail. He again took a leading part in the proceedings of
the House of Lords, and was translated to the Archbishopric of
York, where he was enthroned in 1642.

Archbishop Williams worked hard for the Royalist cause;
he fortified Conway Castle and organised the militia. He
was possessed of considerable wealth, and was liberal and
charitable. Several of his sermons and speeches were published.

WINDSOR, THOMAS, SIXTH BARON WINDSOR

_Arms._--Quarterly.

1. Gu., a saltire between 12 crosses pattée or. _Windsor._

2. Barry nebuly or and sa. _Blount._

3. Gu., a fret or. _Audley._

4. Vairy, arg. and sa. _Meynell._

_Crest._--A buck's head affrontée, couped at the neck arg., attired or.

_Helmet._--That of a Peer.

_Supporters._--Dexter, a unicorn arg., armed, maned, and unguled or. Sinister, a fox ppr.

[OSSAT. _Lettres._ Paris, 1627.]

Thomas Windsor (born circ. 1580, died 6th December 1642) was
the son of Henry Windsor, fifth Baron Windsor. He succeeded his
father in the Barony in 1605. In 1610 Lord Windsor was made a
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and was Rear-Admiral
in the Navy. He commanded the fleet sent to Spain to bring back
Prince Charles. Lord Windsor left no son, and his title was
inherited by his nephew, Thomas Windsor-Hickman, the son of
Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of the fifth Baron. He married
Dixie Hickman of Kew, Surrey.

WODHULL, MICHAEL

_Arms._--Impaled.

Dexter: Or, 3 crescents gu. _Woodhull._

Sinister: Erm., on a fess gu., 3 escallops or. _Ingram._

_Crest._--Out of an heraldic coronet 2 wings addorsed, arg.

[M. T. CICERONIS. _Quaestionorum tusculanarum_, libri quinq.
Florentiae, 1514.]

Michael Wodhull (born 15th August 1740, died 10th November
1816) was the son of John Wodhull. He was educated at
Winchester and Oxford. Mr. Wodhull married a Miss Ingram of
Wolford in Warwickshire; he was a collector of books and
an author and translator of the classics. At his library at
his house at Thenford, Wodhull had an extensive collection
of books, many of which were bound by Roger Payne, and among
which were several fine historical bindings. These books were
dispersed by sale, partly during Mr. Wodhull's lifetime,
but mostly after his death. In 1783 he was High Sheriff of
Northamptonshire.

WORTHINGTON

_Arms._--Impaled.

Dexter: Quarterly.

1st and 4th; arg., 3 dung-forks sa. _Worthington._

2nd and 3rd; arg., 3 chevrons gu. _Langton._

Sinister: Arg., a cross moline gu. _Colvile._

[CALVIN. _A Harmonie upon the Gospels._ Londini, 1610.]

The family of Worthington has been well known in several
counties, but chiefly in Lancashire. Members of the family have
also settled in Suffolk and in Cheshire.

I have not been able to decide to which member of the
Worthington family this particular coat-of-arms belonged.

WOTTON, EDWARD, BARON WOTTON

_Arms._--Quarterly.

1st and 4th; arg., a saltire engrailed sa. _Wotton._

2nd and 3rd; arg., on a chief sa., a lion passant of the first.
_Rudston._

_Note._--Used before 1602.

[PLINIUS SECUNDUS. _Historia Naturalis._ Lugduni, 1548.]

Edward Wotton (born circ. 1548, died circ. 1626) was the son of
Thomas Wotton by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John
Rudston, Lord Mayor of London. Mr. Wotton was a man of much
learning and a great linguist, and in 1583 he was Member of
Parliament for Kent. He was Elizabeth's emissary to James VI.
concerning his marriage, and also about a treaty of alliance.
In 1591 he received the honour of Knighthood, and in 1602 he
was Comptroller of the Household. In the same year he was
created Baron Wotton.

Lord Wotton was Lord Lieutenant of Kent, and Ambassador to
France and Treasurer of the Household. He inherited his
father's library, and in many cases added his own coat-of-arms
impressed in silver to the beautiful bindings made for Thomas
Wotton, "The English Grolier," on whose books occur the legend
THOMAE WOTTONI ET AMICORUM.

WRIGHT, JAMES

_Arms._--Az., 2 bars engrailed arg., in chief as many leopards' heads or. _Wright._

[LAMBERT. _Chancery Collections._ Stowe MS. 415.]

James Wright (born circ. 1643, died October 1713) was the
son of Abraham Wright, of Oxfordshire. He was called to the
Bar in 1672. His tastes were literary and antiquarian, and
he possessed a considerable library, chiefly manuscripts.
Wright wrote a number of works on antiquities, and others on
the political matters of his time. The drama also had much
fascination for him, and he wrote several poems, and made an
epitome of Dugdale's _Monasticon_.

WYCLIFFE

_Arms._--Arg., on a fess gu., 3 crescents of the first between 3 Cornish choughs ppr., in chief a spear-head of the second. _Wycliffe._

_Crest._--A Cornish chough, wings addorsed, ppr.

_Motto._--DEUS ALIT ME.

[GROOT. _Defensio fidei Catholicae de Satisfactione Christi
adversus Faustum socinum._ Lugduni Batavorum, 1617.]

This stamp belonged to T. Wycliffe, probably a member of the
Yorkshire family of that name, but I have not so far been able
to identify the owner more particularly.

WYNDHAM, SIR HUGH, KNIGHT

_Arms._--Arg., a chevron between 3 lions' heads erased or. _Wyndham._

_Crest._--A lion's head erased, within a fetterlock or.

[OLEARIUS. _The Voyages and Travels of J. Albert de
Mandelslo._ London, 1669.]

Hugh Wyndham (born circ. 1603, died 27th July 1684) was the
son of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard-Wyndham, Somerset. He was
educated at Oxford, and called to the Bar in 1629. In 1654 Mr.
Wyndham was made a Serjeant-at-Law and a Judge on the Northern
Circuit. In 1670 he was made a Baron of the Exchequer, and
received the honour of Knighthood. He married three times.

HERALDIC BOOKS TO CONSULT

BEDFORD, W. K. R. The Blazon of Episcopacy. London, 1858.

BERRY, W. Encyclopædia Heraldica. London, 1828. (?)

BOUTELL, C. English Heraldry. London, 1867.

BURKE, J. A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of
England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in
abeyance. London, 1831.

BURKE, J. A General Armoury of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
London, 1842.

BURKE, J., and Sir J. B. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of
the extinct and dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland,
and Scotland. London, 1841.

BURKE, J., and Sir J. B. The Knightage of Great Britain and
Ireland. London, 1841.

BURKE, Sir J. B. The Book of Orders of Knighthood. London, 1850.

DAVENPORT, C. J. The English Regalia. London, 1897.

ELVEN, J. P. The Book of Family Crests. London, 1838.

FAIRBAIRN, J. A Book of the Crests of the Families of Great
Britain and Ireland. London, 1905.

FOX-DAVIES, A. C. The Art of Heraldry. London, 1904.

GARTER, Order of the. Les noms, surnoms, qualitez, armes, et
blasons de tous les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Jarretière
depuis l'Institution en 1347 jusqu'à present. Paris, 1647.

GUILLIM, J. A Display of Heraldry. London, 1679.

JONES, W. Crowns and Coronations. London, 1883.

KNIGHT, F. Knight and Butters' Crests. London, 1885.

LEGH, G. The Accedens of Armory. London, 1562.

MAIR, J. A. Proverbs and Mottoes. London, 1891.

Mottoes and Motives. London, 1884.

NICHOLAS, Sir H. History of the Orders of Knighthood of the
British Empire. London, 1841.

PAPWORTH, J. W. An alphabetical Dictionary of Coats-of-Arms.
London, 1874.

Peerages of the date of the book.

PLANCHÉ, J. R. The Pursuivant of Arms. London, 1852.

PORNY, M. A. The Elements of Heraldry. London, 1787.

SANDFORD, F. Genealogical History of the Kings of England.
London, 1677.

SEGAR, SIR W. Baronagium Genealogicum. London, 1764-84.

SIEBMACHER, J. Grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch. Nürnberg,
1890, etc.

UPTON, N. De studio Militari, libri quatuor. Londini, 1654.

WILLEMENT, T. Regal Heraldry. London, 1821.

WOODWARD, J. A Treatise on Heraldry. Edinburgh, 1896.

BIOGRAPHICAL BOOKS TO CONSULT

Army Lists of the date of the Book.

British Museum Catalogue of Authors of Books.

COKAYNE, G. E. Complete Baronetage. Exeter, 1900.

COKAYNE, G. E. [G. E. C] Complete Peerage. London, 1887.

Directories of the date of the book.

HAYDN, J. The Book of Dignities. London, 1890.

Landed Gentry Lists of the date of the book.

MARSHALL, J. Royal Naval Biography. London, 1823.

Navy Lists of the date of the book.

Peerages of the date of the book.

STEPHEN, L. Dictionary of National Biography. London, 1885,
etc.

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