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Peter Le Neve:
illustrated left is a portrait of Peter Le
Neve (1661-1729), successively Rouge Croix
Pur-suivant, Richmond Herald and Norroy King of
Arms, which is currently on loan from the College of
Arms to the exhibition
Making History: Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007
at the
Royal Academy of Arts. The exhibition, which has
been curated jointly by the Royal Academy and the
Society of Antiquaries of London, explores the work
and achievements of that society since its
foundation in the early eighteenth century. Le Neve,
a noted antiquary and collector of manuscripts, was
the first Chairman of the society when it was
founded in 1707 and its first President in 1717. The
exhibition runs from 15 September to 2 December
2007.
The portrait, which has been attributed to George
Vertue, shows Peter Le Neve in his tabard of the
Royal Arms of Queen Anne, wearing a collar of SS.
His own coat of arms is shown in the upper left of
the canvas: Argent on a Cross Sable five Fleurs
de Lys, in the canton a Crescent for difference,
impaled by the Arms of office of Norroy King of
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Welcome
to the fourteenth edition of the College of Arms
Newsletter, which is produced every three months and
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Appointment of Chief Herald of Canada:
Dr
Claire Boudreau has been appointed Chief Herald of Canada with
effect from 26 June 2007. She was formerly
Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, Saint-Laurent Herald and Registrar of
the Canadian Heraldic Authority. She is also a Fellow of the Royal
Heraldry Society of Canada and Academician of L'Academie
Internationale d'Heraldique. Her appointment follows the
retirement of the first Chief Herald of Canada Robert Watt, who
served in that position for nearly twenty years, following the
creation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 1988. Mr Watt has now
been created Rideau Herald Emeritus in recognition of his notable
service to Canadian heraldry.
High Court of Chivalry:
the most recent publication by the Harleian Society is Cases in
the High Court of Chivalry 1634-1640, edited and calendared by
Richard P. Cust and Andrew J. Hopper (ISBN 978-0-9540443-2-9;
Harleian Society N.S. 18, London 2006), [37] + 361 pages. It
contains detailed abstracts of a great many cases heard in the Court
of Chivalry during this most active period of its existence, with
transcripts of many of the case papers. The cases form a valuable
source for genealogical and biographical research, as well as for
social and other historical studies. The volume is available at a
price of £35, or as the introductory volume to new subscribers to
the Harleian Society: contact
info@harleian.co.uk, visit the society’s
website, or write to the Honorary Secretary of the Society at
the College of Arms.
A
very small selection of those recently receiving grants or
exemplifications from the English Kings of Arms:
AYNSLEY-GREEN,
Sir Albert, of West Harnham, Wiltshire, knight. Arms, Crest and
Badge. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 20/4/2007. College
reference: Grants 172/204.
COKETHORPE SCHOOL.
Arms and Crest. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms. 1/1/2007. College reference: Grants 172/198.
CRANLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL.
Arms and Crest. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms. 10/1/2007. College reference: Grants 172/175.
CRAXFORD,
Alan David, of North Shields, Tyne and Wear. Arms, Crest and Badge.
Garter and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 16/4/2007. College
reference: Grants 172/210.
DEWHIRST,
Ian Roberts, of Brancepath, Durham. Arms, Crest and Badge. Garter
and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 21/10/2006. College reference:
Grants 172/192.
EATON,
Felix Timothy, of Honley, West Yorkshire. Arms, Crest and Badge.
Garter and Norroy and Ulster Kings of arms. 10/9/2006. College
reference: Grants 172/154.
EATWELL,
John Leonard (Eatwell), Baron, of Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire.
Arms, Crest, Supporters and Badge. Garter King of Arms. 1/7/2006.
College reference: Grants 172/166.
EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY.
Arms, Crest, Supporters and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and
Ulster Kings of Arms. 24/1/2007. College reference: Grants 172/181.
HOWIE,
John Raymond, of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong,
People’s Republic of China. Arms, Crest and Badge. Garter,
Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 26/2/2007. College
reference: Grants 172/162.
HUGHES,
John William, of Holywood, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Arms, Crest
and Badge. Garter and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 19/3/2007.
College reference: Ulster Grants 4/219.
JONES,
Peter David, of Elstead, Surrey. Arms, Crest and Badge. Garter and
Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 18/3/2007. College reference: Grants
172/158.
MIDLAND OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
Arms, Crest and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster
Kings of Arms. 19/2/2007. College reference: Grants 172/186.
PRAGNELL,
Jeremy Martin, of Chesterton, Warwickshire. Arms and Crest. Garter
and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 5/3/2007. College reference: Grants
172/177.
PURSGLOVE,
Peter John, of the Royal Borough of Arima, Island of Trinidad. Arms,
Crest and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms. 7/12/2006. College reference: Grants 172/184.
SEWARD,
Dame Margaret Helen Elizabeth, of Bournemouth, Dorset, DBE. Arms and
Badge. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 6/3/2007. College
reference: Grants 172/179.
STODDART,
Alastair Maxwell, of Tarporley, Cheshire. Arms and Crest. Garter and
Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 26/3/2007. College reference:
Grants 172/196.
 ASPREY
HOLDINGS LIMITED.
A grant of Arms, Crest, Supporters and Badge was made to this
company by Letters Patent dated 5 March 2007. The patent recites the
history of the company back to William Asprey, a calico painter
believed to have been in business from 1781. Garter, Clarenceux and
Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 5/3/2007.
Arms:
Per fess Purpure and Or a Pale counterchanged in the Purpure an
Asprey Cut Diamond of cushion shape culet downwards Argent and in
the Or an Ancient Crown Purpure. Crest: Upon a helm with a
Wreath Or and Purpure Issuing from Flames proper an Eagle
displayed Purpure beaked and grasping in the dexter claws a
Silversmith’s Raising Hammer and in the sinister an Estoile of five
rays Or. Supporters: On the dexter an Alligator Purpure and
on the sinister a Lizard Purpure. Badge (not illustrated): An
Estoile of five rays Or each enfiling an Ancient Crown Purpure.
College reference: Grants 172/171.
Open House:
The College of Arms was open to the public on Saturday 15
September as part of the London Open House weekend. Approximately
400 people enjoyed a tour of the Earl Marshal’s Court, Waiting Room
and Record Room, including an opportunity to see some of the
College’s manuscript collections.
Kent School Corporation, Connecticut, USA:
a devisal of Arms, Crest and Badge was made to this co-educational
boarding school by Letters Patent of Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy
and Ulster Kings of arms dated 3 April 2007, to mark its
centenary. The Patent was presented in person by Henry
Paston-Bedingfeld, York Herald, on 3 June 2007. College reference:
Foreign Arms 2/194.
Brand Finance Forum:
on 3 September 2007 Clive Cheesman, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant,
addressed a forum of brand strategists and analysts at Stationers’
Hall, London, on ‘The relationship between heraldry and branding’.
The event was accompanied by an exhibition relating to corporate
heraldry and the many uses and values of heraldry for commercial
companies. The forum was organised by
Brand Finance, the brand valuation consultancy.
BENTALL
of Woodmansterne, Surrey: a four-generation pedigree showing the
children and descendants of Leonard Edward Rowan Bentall of
Woodmansterne (born 1911). Connected to
HILL, HO,
HUNTER,
NOEL-TOD and
PHILLIPS. Cross-referenced to
Surrey 20/162. College reference: Surrey 31/275.
D’OLIER
of Dublin, Ireland: seven generations of the D’Olier family headed
by Isaac D’Olier of Dublin (born circa 1772), and descending
to the present day. Cross-referenced to Ulster’s Office Recorded
Pedigrees 19/2. College reference: Norfolk 51/89.
HAMILTON:
three generations showing the children and grandchildren of John
Jeremy Colclough Hamilton of Lampeter, Ceredigion (born 1945).
Connected with JONES.
Cross-referenced to Surrey 22/34. College reference: Surrey 31/280.
KELLETT:
a succession pedigree of five generations, headed by Henry De
Castries Kellett (died 1884), father of Sir Henry De Castres Kellett,
baronet, and establishing the descent of the baronetcy to the
present day. Cross-referenced to Surrey 31/233. College reference:
Baronets’ Pedigrees 14/343.
KNIGHT
of Betchworth, Surrey: a pedigree of six generations headed by the
parents of Joseph Knight of Betchworth and of Leigh, Surrey, who
married Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Duffield in 1680. The entry
descends to the children of Thomas Knight of Brockham in the parish
of Betchworth (baptised 1772). Connected to
CAPON of Westerham, Kent.
Cross-referenced to Norfolk 50/233. College reference: Norfolk
51/91.
PARRY-DE HEVENINGHAM:
a pedigree of three generations showing a descent from Norris Warner
Parry-De Heveningham, formerly Norris Warner Pughe, of the parish of
Baughurst, Hampshire (born 1880). Cross-referenced to Norfolk 24/19.
College reference: Surrey 31/286.
 Illustrated
left is the Badge of the Royal
Mint, approved by Her Majesty The Queen and placed on
record at the College of Arms.
Behind the Royal Arms is a representation of the dial plate used in
the minting process, which is also intended to make a subtle
allusion to the Tudor Rose as used on the sovereigns of Henry VII.
College reference: I.85/207.
Illustrated right is the Flag of
South Georgia and the South Sandwich
Islands, which was recently approved by Her Majesty The
Queen and duly recorded. The Flag of the Commissioner was also
approved and recorded.
College reference I.85/96-97. |
