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1.
Precedents and several other things contained in this booke : some pattents, funeralls, some coates

Published / Created:
[ca. 1600-1649]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 48
Image Count:
410
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in several different hands, of a compilation of grants of arms, pedigrees registered by the College of Arms, rules of precedence and orders of ceremonies, and related documents. Thought to have been largely compiled by John Philipot, Somer...
Description:
In English, with a small amount of Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Philipot, John, 1589?-1645. and College of Arms (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Gentry, Heraldry, Manuscripts, Renaissance, Nobility, Precedence, and Kings and rulers
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Precedents and several other things contained in this booke : some pattents, funeralls, some coates

2.
Heraldic manuscript of the English kings and peers

Published / Created:
[circa 1620]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 13
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
250
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of a genealogy of the rulers of England from Brutus and Julius Caesar to James I, containing short biographies of each individual and illustrated with their emblazoned coats of arms
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Kings and rulers, Biography, Genealogy, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and Nobility
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Heraldic manuscript of the English kings and peers

3.
Catalogue of Parliamentary acts

Published / Created:
[ca. 1610?]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 26
Container / Volume:
File (Oversize)
Image Count:
182
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper, incomplete, containing a catalogue of acts of Parliament from approximately 1488 to 1610 ("septimo Jacobi Reg."). Formerly part of a larger volume; the leaves are numbered 280-370
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Great Britain, and England
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Renaissance, Law, and Session laws
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Catalogue of Parliamentary acts

4.
[King Arthur and the knights of the round table].

Creator:
Grinken, John
Published / Created:
[between 1553 and 1603]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 34
Image Count:
124
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript, signed, on paper, of a list of many of the Knights of the Round Table and summaries of their histories as given in Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Some entries are accompanied by pen-and-ink drawings of coats of arms. The work ma...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Arthur, King and Grinken, John.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Renaissance, Arthurian romances, and English prose literature
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [King Arthur and the knights of the round table].

5.
Devise des armes des chevaliers de la table ronde : lequels estoyent du tres renomme et verteux

Published / Created:
[1500-1599]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 124
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
216
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of annotated coats of arms for 177 members of the Knights of the Round Table. Each knight is represented by a coat of arms drawn in trick and followed by an explanation of each device and its app...
Description:
In Middle French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Arthurian romances
Subject (Name):
Arthur, King
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and Arthurian romances
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Devise des armes des chevaliers de la table ronde : lequels estoyent du tres renomme et verteux Artus Roy de la grand Bretaigne avecq la description de leurs armoires

6.
Acquittance for Edward Greville

Creator:
Lumley, John Lumley, Baron, 1534?-1609
Published / Created:
1594 November 10.
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 126
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Legal document, in a professional hand, signed by the first Baron Lumley, containing an acquittance for 2500 pounds received from Edward Greville for the manor of Mickleton in Gloucestershire
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Connecticut, New Haven., and Gloucestershire (England)
Subject (Name):
Greville, Edward, Sir, 1542-1616. and Lumley, John Lumley, Baron, 1534?-1609.
Subject (Topic):
Land tenure and Manuscripts, Renaissance
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Acquittance for Edward Greville

7.
Genealogies of the kings of England

Creator:
Colman, Morgan
Published / Created:
1592.
Call Number:
Osborn fa56
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
91
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript, signed, of a highly decorated and illustrated genealogy of the rulers of England from Egbert of Wessex to Queen Elizabeth I. The genealogical trees are illustrated with coats of arms, in full color, as well as marriage symbols an...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. and Colman, Morgan.
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Kings and rulers, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Renaissance
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Genealogies of the kings of England

8.
Inventory of the Archives at Whitehall, 1347-1589

Published / Created:
[ca. 1590]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 927
Image Count:
184
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper of the inventory of the archives kept at Whitehall palace
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Whitehall Palace (London, England).
Subject (Topic):
Archives and Manuscripts, Renaissance
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Inventory of the Archives at Whitehall, 1347-1589

9.
John Stow copy of the opening section of John Leslie's History of Scotland

Creator:
Stow, John, 1525?-1605
Published / Created:
[between 1570 and 1579]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 37
Image Count:
48
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in the hand of John Stow, of the opening section of John Leslie's Historie of Scotland. This copy ends in the middle of the account of the year 1512
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Connecticut, New Haven., and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Subject (Topic):
Antiquarians, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and History
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John Stow copy of the opening section of John Leslie's History of Scotland

10.
Letter, 1560 September 10, Schleswig-Holstein, to Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Creator:
Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, 1526-1586
Published / Created:
1560 September 10.
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 128
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Letter, signed, thanking Queen Elizabeth for conferring the Order of the Garter on him. The Duke apologizes in advance for his absence from the ceremony, owing to his war with the Swedes, and requests that he be represented by Walter Devereux, Earl of...
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., England, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), and England.
Subject (Name):
Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, 1526-1586., Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., Essex, Walter Devereux, Earl of, 1541-1576., and Order of the Garter.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Renaissance, Orders of knighthood and chivalry, and Foreign relations
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter, 1560 September 10, Schleswig-Holstein, to Elizabeth I, Queen of England

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