Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

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The Praffice os Blazonry,
tioy in Ireland, and received the honour of Knight-
hood for his valiant see vice against the Rebel Earl of

Tyrone.


He beareth Argent, 3.
pallets Gules, over all a
CheveronOr. ThisCoat
is thus born by the Right
Honorable i'ir jEdward
Barkhant Knight, late
Lord Major of the City*
of London; who for his
caie and wisdom, in the
diseharge of his so high a
place, worthily meriteth
to be ranked with the
molb deser ving.



He beareth Azure,
an Eagle displaid Sil-
ver, by the name of
Cotton. It is thus born
(with a Canton of [li-
ster ) by the Learned
and Honourable, Sir
Robert Cotton Knight
and Baronet of C««-
nington in the County
of HuntingdonjdeCcm-
ded antiently by a
younger brother from the Braces of Scotland ; A Gen-
tleman, unto whom not only our Britain, but Ear ope
her self is obliged, for his industry, cost> and care, in
collection of so many rare Manuscripts, and other
Monuments of venerable Antiquity, being of the same
most free and communicative, to all men of learning
and;