Bird, William. Copy of A treatise concerning the nobility according to the law of England, ca. 1600

Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada: 496.1
Folger bibliographic ID: 228895
Folger call number: V.b.96
Folger holdings ID: 261008
Accession Number: cs496

Treatise by [William Bird.] Manuscript note by Arthur Vicars that this is in the hand of Scipio Lesquire. For confirmation see Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 23 (1939), 228. A few notes by Peter Le Neve, the herald, one of which states that much of the manuscript is printed in Blome's edition of Guillim's Heraldry, 1679

General notes

Leaves [1-2], 47, 50-100, [1-2] Primary watermark: NYCOLAS LEBE. Similar to watermark for Folger MS L.a.858 Another copy available see Folger MS V.b.23 Le Neve -- Richard Gough -- Arthur E. Vicars MS Monogram inside the front cover said to be that of Sylvanus Morgan The manuscript was printed in 1642 (Wing B2955) as The magazine of honour, or, A treatise of the several degrees of nobility of this kingdom ... p. 1-116 only For a reference to this manuscript see Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 25 (1941), p. 138-139 This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Uniform title: Treatise concerning the nobility according to the law of England
Extended title: Copy of A treatise concerning the nobility according to the law of England, ca. 1600 ca. 1610

Nobility

author: Bird, William, active 17th century
scribe: Squire, Scipio, 1579-1659
former owner: Le Neve, Peter, 1661-1729
former owner: Gough, Richard, 1735-1809
former owner: Vicars, Arthur Edward, 1864-1921
former owner: Morgan, Sylvanus, 1620-1693