The antient usage in bearing of such ensigns of honour as are commonly call'd arms With a catalogue of the present nobility and baronets of England . beinc extm- guifhed; SimonJBaJfet Baron ofSapcote ( defcended from the fore-named William ) and Sir John Bajfet of BloreKnight, ( heire to the abeve named John BaJJeiof New place ) both of them (I know not the caufe In Bearing of Arms. 23 caufe why ) at one inftant f as I think) relln-quifhed their device of undie^ and invefted them-felves into Ridels : that is to fay, Simon into thepiles charged with a quarter vary white and blew;and Sir John in


The antient usage in bearing of such ensigns of honour as are commonly call'd arms With a catalogue of the present nobility and baronets of England . beinc extm- guifhed; SimonJBaJfet Baron ofSapcote ( defcended from the fore-named William ) and Sir John Bajfet of BloreKnight, ( heire to the abeve named John BaJJeiof New place ) both of them (I know not the caufe In Bearing of Arms. 23 caufe why ) at one inftant f as I think) relln-quifhed their device of undie^ and invefted them-felves into Ridels : that is to fay, Simon into thepiles charged with a quarter vary white and blew;and Sir John into the fame, with a quarter Jlher^and a black Griffon thereon. And in Tatuwoorth Church( near to Drayton) well and old,there ftandeth gold three filesred, a quarter Jiher^ and a croffarty black thereon*. * A multitude more as my authour hath already* hinted, f were it not for brevitys fake ) might*be inftanced fromthe pradlife of flindry bran-chcs of Noble-families,whereof I fhall only makemention of fom^e few which are not unknown to moft pretenders to Herauldry. Such arethofe of Grfjcf Col5ltOtC> and Greyof ^.^ntacrein Derbyjhire ; Grey of 115arton in J^iUale, in com. Ebor. Gr^of WtltOit in com. He- referd \ Grey of Hut^Plt in com. Denbigh; Grey of (l^rcb^ in com Lnc. and Grey Vicount Uifle. O^Beauchamp Earl of MattBtcfe? Beauchamp*of l^Olt ; Beauchamp of J^OtUicU, and Beauchamp C4 .Ot 24 Voe Antient Vfage O^Ne^iU Earl of CKSetttttorlamj, Nevill Earl of ^aliSburp -, NeviU Earl of WLdXUt^; Mi;/i^Lord Latimer ; and\Ne^//Lord 0bergaljenp.« l^^^faffordDukt of 515ucbmgl)amj 5r^ of latpe- ^^^/.rJ of BromftuU, ( both m StafYordpre; ) Stajford o{ ^/9


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