Le Neve, William, Clarenceaux Herald

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Epithet: Clarenceaux Herald

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referencedIn COPIES of various diplomatic instruments in the reigns of Charles I. and Charles II., in the writing, for the most part, of John Nicholas, son of Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State, and apparently intended for the use of the latter, as a Book of... British Library
creatorOf HERALDIC treatise [by John de Vado Aureo al. Bado Aureo], in Latin, beg. "Cum in armis et clipeis depiugendis," end. "portat tres coronas ad modum pali." There is another copy in Add. MS. 29901, ff. 60-79, and a French translation in Stowe MS. 668, f..., 15th century-17th century British Library
referencedIn INSTRUCTIONS for making, in stained glass, "all the Images of Seyntes yt shalbe made in yt v. panes of the wyndow in the grey fryers at Grenewych," and also those "yt shalbe sette in ye ouer fourme and storie of ye wyndowe aboue ye heyar steybarre." ..., 1485-1509 British Library
creatorOf HERALDIC COLLECTIONS: 'the Names of the maior part of the Nobility, Bannerets, Knights, Esquiers and Gent of England' from 1 Stephen to 36 Henry VIII [1135-1544], mostly collected (notes f. iii and vi) by Sir William Le Neve, Clarenceux (d. 1661), bu..., 1136-1664 British Library
referencedIn SALE of the library of Sir William Le Neve, Clarenceux, d. 1661, by his cousins, Geoffrey and William Le Neve, to Sir Edward Walker, Garter; 7 March 1663. See also Brit. Mus. Quart., xi, 1936-1937, p. 177. Presented by T. D. N. Besterman, Esq., throu... British Library
creatorOf SHIRLEY'S ROLL; late 15th cent., with 16th and 17th cent. additions. English. Painted and tricked shields of arms, mostly of English nobility and gentry but including nineteen full-page coloured drawings of tilted shields, with helms, crests and mant... British Library
creatorOf EXTRACTS from the Register of the Abbey of St. Benet of Hulme co. Norfolk. An entry on the margin of f. 2, signed "P[eter] Le Neve, Rougecroix," states that this is a transcript of part of Cotton MS. Galba E. ii. (to which references are given throug... British Library
creatorOf LE NEVE'S EQUESTRIAN BOOK: heraldic and genealogical compilation; late 15th-17th cent., with a few later additions. For a description of the heraldic items, see A. R. Wagner, A Catalogue of English Mediaeval Rolls of Arms, Harleian Society, 100 (1950..., 1456-1699 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters and autographs of eminent persons; 1587 1835: 1. Thomas Wilkes, English Ambassador at the Hague, to Queen Elizabeth; Hague, 16 Feb. 1586[7]; with seal. f. 2. 2. Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to Sug..., 1587-1835 British Library
referencedIn " NAMES [with other particulars] of the Nobility and others reteyned to serve the Kings of England in their warrs, from Ed[ward] the 3d to Hen. 8. Extracted out of [the Indentures of Military Service preserved in] the Office of Pells, by the industry... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters, etc., of English statesmen and others; 151-1744. 1. Fragment of an account of the ceremony at the creation of the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the Earls of Surrey and Worcester, at Lambeth, on Candlemas Day [2 Feb.], 1513[4], ..., 1514-1744 British Library
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London, England
Greenwich, Kent
Hanby Grange, Lincolnshire
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Limburg, the Netherlands
Morea, Greece
Genoa, Italy
Netherlands, Europe
Essex, England
Cape Trafalgar, Spain
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