A brief discourse of the causes of discord amongst the officers of arms and of the great abuses committed by painters [manuscript], ca. 1609.

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A brief discourse of the causes of discord amongst the officers of arms and of the great abuses committed by painters [manuscript], ca. 1609.

Autograph draft by William Smith, dedicated to Henry, Earl of Northampton. Outside leaves taken from a book of genealogy.

18 leaves ; 20 x 16 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7959948

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Smith, William, 1550?-1618

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Smith was Rougedragon pursuivant. From the description of Herald's funeral book, 1567-1597 [manuscript], ca. 1605. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 666957303 ...

College of Arms (England and Wales)

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