Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2L⁶., First leaf is blank., With final contents leaf., First edition 1619., Printed by William Stansby. See E.E. Willoughby. A printer of Shakespeare, 1934., Title page variant: author's name incorrectly spelled "Raphe"., Title-page inscribed: G. Dury, Esq. [17th century hand?], Imperfect: Preliminary blank leaf A₁ wanting., and Formerly laid in: William Roberts Gichard "Commemorative English and French heraldry keepsake". See Lewis Walpole Library 53 C67B B79x
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, tracing the geneology of the rulers of Wales and Great Britain, from Cadwalader ap Cadwallon (called Cadwalader Fendigaid, d. 664/682), king of Gwynedd to King George II and Robert Lord Walpole, later the 2nd Earl of Orford to the year 1723. Includes references to nobility and rulers of Europe. Philipps includes brief biographies of some of the more notable descendants
Alternative Title:
Genealogical table of all the kings and princes of Wales from Cadwaladr last King of Britain to Llywelyn last Prince of Wales of the British blood
Description:
A roll (now flattened) made from two sheets laid end to end and mounted on paper adhered to cloth; original sheets rubbed and torn with loss of text at the top and illegible words interspersed throughout., With dedication: To the Right Honourable Robert Lord Walpole this draught is humbly dedicated by My lord, your lordship's most obedient humble servant and kinsman, John Philipps., In English., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Subject (Geographic):
Nobility, Great Britain, and Wales
Subject (Name):
Cadwaladr, Vendigaid, -664?, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, -1282., and Walpole family.
