The Herald and genealogist . The Burnets are stated in their genealogy to have been originallyBurnards, and it is remarkable that we find leaves upon two very earlyseals for persons of this name. We quote them from charters (withoutdate) relating to Arlesey, co. Bedford, printed in the sixth volume ofthe Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, where will be found manyparticulars of the descendants of Burnard, who occurs in Domesdaybook as a mesne tenant of William de Ow in the several counties ofBedford, Hants, and Wilts, Burnet is said to be the poterium of Pliny,find Burnet, pimpinella. In
The Herald and genealogist . The Burnets are stated in their genealogy to have been originallyBurnards, and it is remarkable that we find leaves upon two very earlyseals for persons of this name. We quote them from charters (withoutdate) relating to Arlesey, co. Bedford, printed in the sixth volume ofthe Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, where will be found manyparticulars of the descendants of Burnard, who occurs in Domesdaybook as a mesne tenant of William de Ow in the several counties ofBedford, Hants, and Wilts, Burnet is said to be the poterium of Pliny,find Burnet, pimpinella. In Ainsworths Latin Dictionary we 448 THE HISTORY OF CLERKENWELL. Bishop Burnet was a nephew to the first Baronet of Leys, co. Aber-deen (so created 162G), his father having been a judge of Session bythe title of Lord Crimond. The Bishop had a son (his third andyoungest) who became an English judge, and who was buried by theside of his father at Clerkenwell, his coffin-plate being inscribed:— The Hon. Sir Thomas Burnet, knt.
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