Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 278
tothe ground; this robe is doubled with silver-coloured Spanish taffete,and is a fee to him at such solemnities. This was evidently worn over This tabard. At the ridings toopen the Parliament,* the Lord Lyon King of Arms used to ride inhis coat, robe, chain (or collar), baton, and footmantle ; with… … Surcoat of Scotland, borne by Somerset Herald at the funeral of Mary Queen of Scotsin 1587, and remaining suspended over her grave in PeterboroughCathedral when visited by Sir William Bugdale in 1641. * See several orders of proceeding on those occasions appended to Martins Historyof St. Rule…
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