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The Lesser Pedigree, of the Devereux and Ferrers families, compiled by Sir Richard...

Catalogue reference: 26D53/2684

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26D53/2684
Date
1627
Description

The Lesser Pedigree, of the Devereux and Ferrers families, compiled by Sir Richard St.George, Clarencieux King of Arms, at the College of Arms. 13ft 10ins long, 6 ft. wide. At the top 18 bust portraits and an equestrian portrait, at the bottom quartered shield, 373 other shields included.

Heading: "Stemma et propago praenobilis et illustrissimae familae de Evereux unde paternaeiusden Genealogia ad noblissimos viros Robertum Essexiae comitem et collateralis linea diversarum nobilium atque antiquarum oturpium quos utraque de Evereux et Shirley matrimonia collata est linea recta deducitus ac etiam consanguinitas cum plurimis istius regni clarissimis familiis unde ex more legum honorium et consuetudinem huius regni una cum suis illorum insignie quartarisare et comportare iure potest summo cum labore et accurata diligentia Ricardi St.George militis Clarencieux regis armorum es archivis regiis recordis monumentis Abbatiarum registris et aliis scriptis de dignis illustrata: anno domini M DC XXVII.

List of names on either side of the arms at the bottom of the pedigree, giving people to whom quarterings belong:-

1. Devereuex

2. Crophall

3. Verdon

4. Lacy

5. Longespee Earle of Salisbury

6. Devereux Earle of Salisbury

7. Bloyse Earle of Rosmere

8. Bigod Earle of Norfolk

9. Marshall

10. Marshall Earle of Pembrooke

11. Strongbow Earle of Pembrooke

12. Maclmurh King of Lemster

13. Marbury

14. Marbury

15. Ferrers Earle of Derby

16. Ferrers Earle of Chartley

17. Peverell Lord of Nottingham

18. Meschines Earle of Chester

19. Meschines Earle of Carlisle

20. Lupus Earle of Chester

21. Algar Earle of Leicester

22. Quincy Lord of Croby

23. Quincy Earle of Winchester

24. Bellemonte Earle of Leicester

25. Newborow Earle of Warwick

26. Grantmaisnell Lord of Hinckley

27. Galloway Constable of Scotland

28. Scote Earle of Huntingdon

29. Walthcof Earle of Northumberland

30. Utred Lord of Raby

31. Roche

32. Birmincham

33. Bourchier Earle of Essex

34. Colchester

35. Lord Lovayne

36. Weston

37. Prayers

38. Essex Lord of Raley

39. Wodstock Earle of Glocester

40. Bohun

41. Bohun Earle of Hereford

42. Bohun Earle of Northampton

43. Milo Earle of Hereford

44. Newmarch

45. Ludgarshall

46. Saye

47. Mandeville Earle of Essex

48. Eudo

49. Bruse

50. Breose

51. Totenes

52. Brewer

53. Rivers Lord of Tiverton

54. Rivers Earle of Devonshire

55. Fitz-Osborne

56. Badlesmere

57. Fitz-Barnard

58. Clare

59. St. Hillary

60. Consule Earle of Glocester

61. Fitz-Hamon

62. Woodvile Earle Rivers

63. Gobion

64. Bodelesgate

65. Beauchamp

66. Earle of St. Paule

67. Chatillion

68. Andrea

69. Walsingham

70. Walsingham

71. Nortoft

72. Bame

73. Dryland

74. Writle

75. Boyse

76. Ramsey

Held by
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language
English
Copies information

See DE 5009 for photographs of pedigree.

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