Catalogues by Henry Ferrers of Badsby in Warwickshire

Title

Catalogues by Henry Ferrers of Badsby in Warwickshire

Shelfmark

MS. Dugdale 38

Summary

Catalogues by Henry Ferrers of Badsby in Warwickshire, chiefly of the summonses of barons to Parliament:

Fol. 1. alphabetical index of barons, with the floruit of each

Fol. 35. 'Errors and oversights escaped in the book of the Nobilitie gyven to the Queen's magestie1572', beg. 'Clito a Saxon erle of Winchester'

Fol. 39. collections for a baronage arranged by reigns

Fol. 90. 'Summonitiones baronum ad parliamentum' 1295-1470, followed by a second list to 1483 (fol. 111) and a third (fol. 134)

Fol. 158. 'primae appellationes baronum' temp. Ed. i to Eliz.

Fol. 195. historical notes of the office of Lord High Steward of England, in the hand of John Stow

Fol. 236. an extract from a Latin roll of services due at the coronation of Henry iv

Fol. 243. 'The ordering and placing of all estates according to their degrees', beg. 'a duke to goe according to his auncientie and creacion'

Fol. 250. 'A coppye of the president of the most honourable order of the garter' and other heraldic notes, by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald

(Fols. 21-34 are blank)

Date

Written in the 16th century by John Stow, Henry Ferrers of Badsby, and Robert Glover

Language

Multiple languages

Latin

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

280 Leaves

Custodial history

Fols. 195-230, by John Stow, were originally a separate volume. The outer cover is labelled 'Barons'.