London (England) -- History -- 17th century; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
Referring to the lists in the “Stow” of 1633, the following Mayors have
marks of cadency on their arms. The arms, therefore, are not newly
granted but hereditary:—
“Adam Bamme, 1390. Ermine, on a chief indented, sable, two
trefoils, argent: an annulet for difference, being the mark of
cadency for a fifth son.
John Froyshe, 1394. A fess engrailed: an annulet.
Richard Whittington, 1397. A fess checky: an annulet.
Drew Barentyn, 1397. Three eagles, displayed: an annulet.
Ralf Jocelyn, 1464. Azure, a wreath, argent and sable, with four
bells, or: a mullet for difference, third son.
[Sir John] Young, 1466. Lozengy, two unicorns’ heads, erased, on a
bend: an annulet.
[Sir Thomas] Mirfine, 1518. Argent, a chevron sable: a mullet, and
in dexter chief a crescent: perhaps third son of a second son.
[Sir John] Bruges, 1520. Argent, a cross sable, a leopard’s face,
or: a crescent.
Dodmer, 1529. A crescent.
Lambert, 1531. An annulet.
Dormer, 1541. A crescent.
Amcoates, 1548. A crescent.
White, 1553. An annulet.
Curteis, 1557. A crescent.
[Sir Thomas] Rowe, 1568. A crescent.
Ducket, 1572. A mullet.
Harvey, 1581. A crescent.
Bond, 1587. A crescent, thereon a mullet.
Calthrop, 1588. A crescent.
[Sir William] Rowe, 1592. A crescent.
Some, 1598. A crescent.”
The following have quartered coats:—
“Chalton, 1449.
Clopton, 1491.
Bradbury, 1509.
Rudstone, 1528.
Amcoates, 1548, eight coats.
Jud, 1550.
Martin, 1567.
Heyward, 1570, six coats.
Ducket, 1572.
Woodroffe, 1579.
Branche, 1580.
Osborne, 1583, three coats.
Dixie, 1585.
Barne, 1586.
Calthrop, 1588, five coats.
Heyward, 1590.
Billingsley, 1596.
Mosley, 1599.
The following is the list in full already referred to, of the nobility
and gentry living in and about London in 1673. I have omitted those
names whose rank was lower than that of Baronet so as not to include
the City and law knights:—
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