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CHAPTER III
JAMES I.—HENRY PRINCE OF WALES-CHARLES I.-CHARLES II.--
JAMES II.-WILLIAM AND MARY-ANNE
Up to the present, as far as bookbinding is concerned, I have only
recorded one change in the royal coat of England, when Henry VIII., in
1528, altered his supporters, but on the accession of James I. to the
throne of England a much greater and more important change took
place. Not only was the shield of Scotland added, but also that of
Ireland, which, although Elizabeth seems to have used it sometimes, was
never before officially adopted. The harp of “ Apollo Grian ” has, equally
with the Scottish coat, remained an integral part of our royal shield ever
since. The coats of France and England were now quartered and placed
in the first and fourth quarters, the coat of Scotland in the second
quarter, and the coat of Ireland in the third. With minor changes and
additions, this coat remained the same until the reign of George III., who,
in 1801, finally omitted the coat of France. As to the supporters, James I.
retained the crowned lion of Henry VIII., and substituted one of his
white unicorns for the red dragon of Cadwallader; and these supporters
remain unaltered to the present day.
The fashion of stamping in gold on velvet, one example of which I
have already described as having been done for Edward VI. or Elizabeth,
was practised to a considerable extent for James I., and there are several
examples of it. Janies evidently thought much of the Tudor descent, by
virtue of which he held his English throne ; and he used the Tudor
emblems freely. One large stamp was cut for him with the coat-of-arms
just described within a crowned Garter, all enclosed in an ornamental
oval border, in which are included the falcon badge of Queen Elizabeth,
JAMES I.—HENRY PRINCE OF WALES-CHARLES I.-CHARLES II.--
JAMES II.-WILLIAM AND MARY-ANNE
Up to the present, as far as bookbinding is concerned, I have only
recorded one change in the royal coat of England, when Henry VIII., in
1528, altered his supporters, but on the accession of James I. to the
throne of England a much greater and more important change took
place. Not only was the shield of Scotland added, but also that of
Ireland, which, although Elizabeth seems to have used it sometimes, was
never before officially adopted. The harp of “ Apollo Grian ” has, equally
with the Scottish coat, remained an integral part of our royal shield ever
since. The coats of France and England were now quartered and placed
in the first and fourth quarters, the coat of Scotland in the second
quarter, and the coat of Ireland in the third. With minor changes and
additions, this coat remained the same until the reign of George III., who,
in 1801, finally omitted the coat of France. As to the supporters, James I.
retained the crowned lion of Henry VIII., and substituted one of his
white unicorns for the red dragon of Cadwallader; and these supporters
remain unaltered to the present day.
The fashion of stamping in gold on velvet, one example of which I
have already described as having been done for Edward VI. or Elizabeth,
was practised to a considerable extent for James I., and there are several
examples of it. Janies evidently thought much of the Tudor descent, by
virtue of which he held his English throne ; and he used the Tudor
emblems freely. One large stamp was cut for him with the coat-of-arms
just described within a crowned Garter, all enclosed in an ornamental
oval border, in which are included the falcon badge of Queen Elizabeth,