Peacham's Compleat gentleman, 1634 . pillars of luftice in their Countries, Nor muft I herelet fall the worth of two fonnes of this Gentleman, SirThomas Woodhoufe Knight (and Baronet after the deceafeof Sir Vhlllf his father who married Blanch Sifter to theRight Honourable Henry now Vifcount Rochfort) andMafter Roger Woodhoufe his brother. Gentlemen, not onelylearned, but accompliflied in what ever may lend Lufireto worth and true Gentilitie. He beareth quarterly ,thefirft Azuretvro barres daun-cete or in chiefe, three bea-fants by the name of Rivers,the fecond Azure a fefle en-grailed Argent
Peacham's Compleat gentleman, 1634 . pillars of luftice in their Countries, Nor muft I herelet fall the worth of two fonnes of this Gentleman, SirThomas Woodhoufe Knight (and Baronet after the deceafeof Sir Vhlllf his father who married Blanch Sifter to theRight Honourable Henry now Vifcount Rochfort) andMafter Roger Woodhoufe his brother. Gentlemen, not onelylearned, but accompliflied in what ever may lend Lufireto worth and true Gentilitie. He beareth quarterly ,thefirft Azuretvro barres daun-cete or in chiefe, three bea-fants by the name of Rivers,the fecond Azure a fefle en-grailed Argent furmountedby another not engraildGules, charged with threeRofes Argent betweene asmany Swannes proper, be-ing an augmentation ofhonour given to Sir Bar-tholomew Rivers, Knight, by King Edw. the 4. in memoryof his faithfuU and good fervice done to the houfe of Torie,as appeareth by an inftrument in the cuftody of Sir GeorgeRiverfoichaffordin the Countie oiKent Knight, as alfo inthe Tower oi London is to be feene Clauf. An. f. Ed.^. The PraHice of BlaT^onrie. 199 II. Intus, that the fame King gave to the faid Sir Bartho-lome-w by Letters Pattents of Ms efpeciall Grace, certaineknowledge and meere motion threefcore pounds fer An,during the life of the faid Sir Bartholomew Rivers Knight,whofe fonne William Rivers had a command over men inthe time of Ed. and Henry 7. and made his Will the March, An, i yc^. willing his body to be buried in theCathedrall Church of Rochefier^viho gaue that his Mefliiagein Rochefler (now knowne by the figne of the Crowne)to Alice his wife for Tearme of life, and after her de-ceafe to remaine to Richard Rivers his fonne, and to theheires of his body lawiblly begotten; and for want offuch, to remaine to the Parifh Church of S. Nicholas inRochefier, He gave alfo divers Legacies to the faidCathedrall Church, as alfo to the Church of S. Nicholas^and to the Fraternity of Alisford with divers other placesin Kent: which Richard Rivers was father to
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