Diary of Sir Henry Slingsby; Of Scriven, Bart., Now First Published Entire from the Ms. a Reprint of Sir Henry Slingsby's Trial, His Rare Tract (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ...put up and the pedigree illuminated at no great interval of time. On small quarrels and round three sides of this Atchievement are disposed inscriptions, as follow, beginning at the top. 1. Job: fil: Wyll: de Sclingesbie et Agnet dna de Northostodleigh heres Will: Fil: Simo: de Stodligh Temp: E. i: 2. Hen: fil: Baldwin Forestarius de Gnaresbrough et Dna Emma heres Hen: fill: Robti de Markinton, temp: H.3, 3. Dn: Joh: fil: Thorns de Walkingham et Agnetis heres Diii: Alani de Stauelije temp: H: 3, --4. Tho: de Screuin fbrestarius de feodo et dna Agnes cohe: dni Alani de Walkingham Temp: E: i. 5. Will: fil: Will: Caperon de Scotton, et Alicia cohe: Ade de Scotton, Temp: H: 3, 6. Ro: Fil: Simonis de Brereton Dns de eadem et Heleuisia heres Tho: de Sawleij temp: H: 3, --7. Ri: Fil: Will: Caperone de Scotton et Alicia heres Dni Roberti de Brereton temp, Ed, i, --8 Hen: Forestarius de Screuen et Alicia Coher: Richarde Capron de Scotton temp, Ed, 2. 9. Will: de Sclingesbij de Stodeleigh, et Joana, her, Hen: de Screuen Ano ii Ed. 3. 10. Leonard Beckwijth de Sclibij mil: et Elijza: coheres Rog: Cholmelij milit: Capital: Justici: Anglic' Ano: 30 H. 8. 11. Ric: fil: Will: de Sclingesby et Joana de Screu: Capitalis for foreste de Knarisbrugh: vt de Materne hereditatis onius arma etiam assumpsit in primo loco An: 10: H,6. In this last inscription there is a manifest mistake of date: the date should be some year of Edward the Third: and the word "jure" is omitted between "de" and " maternae." Below this Atchievement are figures of Adam and Eve, which however did not originally belong to this window but were saved out of the painted glass which perished when the house was pulled down; a garter with the motto of the order; a twoheaded figure with serpents twined...