The handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., also, rules for the appointment of liveries, etc. etc. (1869)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto and Windus · leaf 27
which thefollowing instance—one out of many that might be adduced—sufficiently proves. In 1087, William I. directed anumber of knights to take possession of the monasteryat Ely. Their portraits and arms were subsequently paintedand exhibited in the great hall; but it is curious toobserve that the… … RISE AND PROGRESS OF HERALDRY. 23 therefore, we find a warrior encased in armour of a descrip-tion which we know was not in vogue during the periodin which he lived, the accuracy of the other portions ofthe drawing must be regarded with suspicion. Seals are, of all records, those on which the…
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