Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850Various
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Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850
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"To all and singular as well nobles and gentills as others to whom
these presents shall come, we, Sir Gilbert Dethicke, knight, alias
Garter, principall kinge of armes for the Order of the Garter, Robte.
Cooke, alias Clarenciault, kinge of armes of the south, William Flower
alias Norroy, kinge of armes of the northe, and all others the
hereauldes of armes send humble commendacion and gretinge: that whereas
we being required by Sir John Newton, of Richmond Castill, in the
countie of Somersett, knight, to make serche for the ancient armes
descendinge to him from his ancetors [sic], at whose requeste we, the
said kinges and hereauldes of armes have not only made diligent serche
in our regesters, but also therewithall perused diverse of his ancient
evidence and other monumentes, whereuppon we doe fynd that the said Sir
John Newton, knight, maye beare twelve severall cotes, that is to say,
the armes of Robte. Cradocke alias Newton, the armes of Robte.
Sherborne, the arms of Steven Angle, the armes of Steven Pirot, the
armes of John Harvie, the armes of Sir John Sheder, knight, the armes
of Richard Hampton, the armes of Sir John Bitton, knight, the armes of
Sir Matthewe Ffurneault, knight, the armes of Walter Cawdecot, the
armes of Sir Aunsell Corney, knight, and the armes of Sir Henry
Harterie, knight. All which armes doth plainlie appere depicted in the
Margent; and for that the said Sir John Newton is yncertaine of any
creaste which he ought to beare by his owne proper name, he therefore
hath also required vs, the said kings and hereauldes of armes, to
assigne and confirme vnto him and his posteritie for ever, the creaste
of Sir Auncell Corney, knight, which Sir Auncell Corney, as it doth
appere by divers ancient evidence and other monuments of the said Sir
John Newton, was at the winnynge of Acom with Kinge Richard the First,
where he toke prisoner a kinge of the Mores: and farther, the said Sir
John Newton, knight, hath made goode proofe for the bearinge of the
same creaste, that the heires male of the said Sir Auncell Corney is
extingueshed, and the heires generall do only remaine in him. In
consideracion whereof wee, the said kinges and herehauldes of arms, do
give, confirme, and grant vnto the said Sir John Newton and his
posteritie for ever, the said creaste of Sir Auncell Corney, knight,
that is to say, vppon his helme on a torce silver and asure, a kinge of
the Mores armed in male, crowned gold, knelinge vpon his left knee
rendring vppe his sworde, as more plainly aperith depicted in this
Margent, to have and to horold the said creast to him and his
posteretie, with there due difference to vse, beare, and show in
shelde, cote armour, or otherwise, for ever, at his or their libertie
and pleasure, without impediment, let, or interruption of any parson or
parsons.
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