John Fortescue of 'Spirelston' [Spiddlestone], Devon: exemplification of arms, and pedigree, extracted from the visitation of Devon, May 1638.
Scope and Contents
Attested by Thomas Thompson, Lancaster Herald, and by Edward Walker, Chester Herald. According to the contemporary endorsement it was drawn up 'to determine a controversie in the Court of Honour'. Damaged by damp.
Dates
- Creation: May 1638
Creator
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Extent
1 item(s) (1 item paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Hereward T. Wake, 10 Oct. 1894.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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