. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. ause it is intricately knottedwith divers infoldings, after the man-ner of a Frette. Like as a Griffondoth participate of a Fowle and aBeast, as aforesaid, so doth theWiverne partake of a Fowle in thewings and legs, and with a
. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. ause it is intricately knottedwith divers infoldings, after the man-ner of a Frette. Like as a Griffondoth participate of a Fowle and aBeast, as aforesaid, so doth theWiverne partake of a Fowle in thewings and legs, and with a snake, ad-der or such other serpents (as are notof Gressible Kinde, but glide alongupon their Belly), and doth resemblea serpent in Taile. On page 117 of the same work is tobe found the following: The field is diamond, a fess wavy be-tween the two Pole stars, Arctickeand Antarctick, pearl. Such was theworth of this most generous and re-nowned Knight, Sir Francis Drake,sometime of Plimmouth, as that hismerits doe require that his coate-armour should be expressed in that selected manner of Blazoning that is fitting to noble personages, in respect ofhis noble courage and high attempts achieved, whereby he merited to bereckoned the honour of our nation and of navall profession, inasmuch as hee,cutting thorow the Magellanike Straits, Anno Domini 1577, within the com-. vum£/ * The name is spelled Drake in the index; the finalerror. here being probably a printers 368 Rossictna. passe of three years he encompassed the whole world; whereof his ship laidup in Doeke neere Detford will long remaine as a most worthy these his travels a Poet hath thus sung: Drake, perrerati novit quern terminus orbisQuemq: Semel Mundi vidit uterq:Polus, si taceant homines, facient te Syder a nescit comitis non memor esse sui. The world survaied bounds, brave Drake, on thee did gaze; Both the North and Southern Poles have seen thy manly thankelesse men conceale, thy praise the
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