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property, may attribute the loss of the family property of Seymour 

 a few generations afterwards, as a natural sequence ; but we really 

 only know the fact and not the cause of it, and possibly descen- 

 dants of the family may still exist, although Daniel Dakeyne 

 evidently knew nothing about them later than Dugdale's Visita- 

 tion, whilst amongst other great services to Derbyshire history 

 he had brought most of those pedigrees down to his own date. 



ADDENDUM. 



Richard Bassano. 



The Editor has in his possession the original grant made by 

 Sir William Dugdale, " Norroy King of Armes," to Richard 

 Bassano as heraldic painter and inspector of arms within the 

 counties of Stafford and Derby. The document, which is 

 unhappily mutilated, obviously for the sake of its once ornate 

 heading, bears the autograph of William Dugdale by the side of 

 the looping-place of the seal strip. It concludes as follows : 



" Know ye therefore that I, the said Norroy, for the better 

 execution and performance of his Ma"®^ pleasure, in the say** 

 Letters-patents approved and directed, have by these presents 

 deputed and appointed Richard Besano of the city of Litchfield, 

 painter, upon occasion to paynt and set forth all Funeral 

 Escocheons and other Armes and coats as have anciently of right 

 been borne, or that may justifiably be borne w"'in the Counties of 

 Stafford and Derby : And to enter into any church, Chapell, or 

 other particular place in the day time, in houres seasonable, to 

 view and take notice of any such Armes or crests as are or shall 

 be there paynted, graved, carved or set up : to the end that I the 

 sayd Norroy being advertized by him the said Richard thereof, in 

 case they be assumed, and are not justifiable by the Law of 

 Armes, may, according to his sayd Ma"^^ speciall direction in such 

 cases, deface and obliterate the same, provided alwayi that he the 

 said Richard Besano do not, by colour of this my deputation 



