A display of herauldry: manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method; wherein it is now reduced by the study and industry of John Guillim late Pursuivant at Arms. Interlaced with much variety of history, suitable to the several occasions or subjects

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  • A display of herauldry: manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method; wherein it is now reduced by the study and industry of John Guillim late Pursuivant at Arms. Interlaced with much variety of history, suitable to the several occasions or subjects
  • Display of heraldrie; Display of heraldry
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London: printed by J.B. for John Williams at the Crown and Globe, and Joshua Kirton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard; Humphrey Tuckey at the Black Spread-Eagle, and Francis Tyton at the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet, 1666. The sixth edition. Corrected and much enlarged by the author himself in his life time: together with his own addition of explaining the terms of hawking and hunting. And in this sixth edition are all the names and coats of arms of the Knights of the Garter, Knights Baronets, and Knights of the Bath: together with the atchievements at large of most of the nobility which were made by King Charles the Second. And whereas in the fourth edition there were several offensive coats to the loyal party, they are in this sixth exploded, and a supply of several of His Majesties friends.; ..
Publication year
1666
ESTC No.
R216361
Grub Street ID
91277
Description
[20], 368, 445-446, 369-402, [14], 403-460, p. 443, p. 144, 36, [6], 37-114, [8] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 2°.
Note
Another edition of: Guillim, John. A display of heraldrie

With several indices

Text continuous, apart from the extra leaf misbound between pp. 368-369. Of the [14] p. inserted between pp. 402-403, the first 10 are numbered "402"and given signatures: [*], [**], [***] (-3*2), the last 4 are unnumbered and signed correctly; the register is continuous to th begining of the 36 p. "Exact register" of the Knights and Baronets

Running title of main text: Display of heraldry

Title page and text rubricated

Woodcuts are of heraldic devices and coats of arms

The several "fourth" editions of 1660, and the fifth and sixth "editions" of 1664 an 1666, are all issues of the sheets of the fourth edition, with variations in the preliminaries, and in the inclusion or placement of various parts of the work.
Uncontrolled note
Signatures: pi a-b? chi B-3A? chi 3B-3E? 3F1 [*]-[3*]? (-3*2) 3F2-3F? 3G-3V? (-3V2) 3Q1 [A]-[L]? [k]-[2f]? (-[2f2]) [3g]-[3h]?